Asphyxia due to oxygen deficiency by gaseous substances

Forensic Science International

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-59

  Watanabe, Toshifumi ^a   Morita, Masahiko ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asphyxia; Distribution; Gases; Inhalation; Oxygen deficiency

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE; METHANE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OXYGEN; PROPANE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; ATROPHY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; GAS; HEART ARREST; HYPOXIA; INHALATION; LUNG; LUNG ALVEOLUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATORY ARREST; SOLUBILITY; SYMPTOM; TIME; TISSUE LEVEL;

EID: 0032584934     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(98)00112-1     Document Type: Article

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