Glucose and lactate in vitreous humor compared with the determination of fructosamine for the postmortem diagnosis of diabetes mellitus

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 244-249

  Osuna, Eduardo ^a   García Víllora, Ana ^b   Perez Carceles M ^a   Conejero, Josefa ^c   Abenza, José Maria ^c   Martínez, Pedro ^b   Luna, Aurelio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

^c Institute of Forensic Medicine   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fructosamine; Glucose; Hyperglycemia; Lactate; Postmortem; Vitreous humor

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; FRUCTOSAMINE; GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FRUCTOSAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VITREOUS BODY;

ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; FRUCTOSAMINE; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0034855418     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-200109000-00008     Document Type: Article

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