Serum C-reactive protein levels in postmortem blood - An analysis with special reference to the cause of death and survival time

Forensic Science International

Volumn 130, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 160-166

  Fujita, Masaki Q ^a   Zhu, Bao Li ^a   Ishida, Kaori ^a   Quan, Li ^a   Oritani, Shigeki ^a   Maeda, Hitoshi ^a  

^a OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Forensic pathology; Postmortem chemistry; Survival time

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVER INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 0037021648     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(02)00381-X     Document Type: Article

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