An experimental study of postmortem decomposition of methomyl in blood

Methomyl (S-methyl-1-N-[(methylcarbamoyl)oxy]thioacetimidate) is a carbamate pesticide. The mechanism underlying its toxicity is based on acetylcholinesterase inhibition. Methomyl caused approximately 60 fatalities annually from 2009 to 2013 in Japan, contributing to about 15% of all poisoning-related deaths caused by agricultural chemicals [1]. In studies on methomyl-poisoning deaths, methomyl was either not detected or detected only in low concentrations in the blood of the victims. Meanwhile, in some cases, methomyl was detected at quite a higher concentration in the vitreous humor than in the blood [2 –5].
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