METHOD OF DETERMINING NARCOTIC INTOXICATION OF HUMAN ORGANISM Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: hepatology.

SUBSTANCE: invention is destined for use in hospitals, addiction dispensers, and Department of forensic medical examination when determining narcotic intoxication. For that aim, morphologic examination of hepatic tissue (obtained through biopsy or autopsy) is performed and condition of cells of monocytic-macrophage system of liver is estimated. When increased level of endoteliocytes in sinusoids in periportal region relative to remaining part of parenchyma is observed, acute narcotic intoxication is determined and, when these changes are observed across all surface of hepatic segment, chronic intoxication of human organism is stated.

EFFECT: enabled distinguishing acute and chronic forms of narcotic intoxication.

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