Can routinely combined analysis of glucose and lactate in vitreous humour be useful in current forensic practice?

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 335-342

  De Letter, Els A ^a   Piette, Michel H A ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Agony; Glucose; Lactate; Postmortem interval; Vitreous humour

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; GLUCOSE ASSAY; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PAIN; RESUSCITATION; VITREOUS BODY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; TIME FACTORS; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0032441663     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-199812000-00008     Document Type: Article

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