[Research Progress on Forensic Entomotoxicology]

Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2015 Jun;31(3):227-9.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Forensic entomotoxicology is a branch of forensic medicine, which applies entomology, toxicology and other related studies to solve the poisoning cases. It has an obvious advantage in the investigation on poisoning death. Based on the expounding definition and research of entomotoxicology, this paper reviews research progress and application value in some aspects of forensic medicine, such as the effects of drugs/toxins on the growth and development of sarcosaphagous insects and the qualitative and quantitative analysis of the drugs/toxins in the poisoned body tissue.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Death
  • Entomology / methods*
  • Forensic Medicine / methods*
  • Humans
  • Insecta
  • Postmortem Changes