Histopathological findings of cardiac conduction system of 150 Finns

Forensic Science International

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 310-317

  Song, Yixuan ^b   Laaksonen, H ^a   Saukko, P ^a   Toivonen, S ^a   Zhu, Jiazhen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cardiac conduction system; Finland forensic medicine; Histopathology

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGING; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLEEDING; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FIBROSIS; FINLAND; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HIS BUNDLE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR;

EID: 0035879978     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(00)00457-6     Document Type: Article

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