Postmortem prolactin as a marker of antemortem stress

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 749-751

  Jones, T J ^a   Hallworth, M J ^b  

^a ROYAL SHREWSBURY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Antemortem stress; Postmortem prolactin; Suicide

Indexed keywords

PROLACTIN;

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; STRESS; SUICIDE;

EID: 0032886153     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.52.10.749     Document Type: Article

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