A red fox (Vulpes vulpes) and a European badger (Meles meles) were found dead on a golf-course in October 1997 near Stockholm (Sweden). At necropsy, both animals were obese and the main finding was acute circulatory collapse. Theobromine intoxication was suspected as chocolate waste was available at a nearby farm and no other cause of death could be detected. Gastric contents and samples of liver from both animals were analyzed by reversed-phase high pressure liquid chromatography for the presence of methylxanthines. Theobromine and caffeine were detected in gastric contents and theobromine was identified in the liver samples from both animals. This appears to be the first report of theobromine intoxication in the red fox and the European badger.
Summary. Gas chromatographic and mass spectrometric data concerning the analysis for certain sympathomimetie amines in blood samples from drivers are presented. In all cases where gas chromatography gave peaks at the correct retention times for amphetamine or phenmetrazine respectively, mass spectrometry confirmed the presence of the corresponding drugs in the extracts from blood. Drug-free blood samples gave neither gas chromatographic nor mass spectrometric responses at the retention times characteristic for amphetamine or phenmetrazine.Computer-drawn mass spectra of phenmetrazine are shown in Fig. 2. Analytical data obtained from twelve drivers and one hospital patient are collected in the table.
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