Immunohistochemical localization of mast cells as a tool for the discrimination of vital and postmortem lesions

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 14-18

  Bonelli, A ^a   Bacci, S ^a   Vannelli, G B ^a   Norelli, G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Mast cells; Postmortem lesions; Vital lesions

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; MAST CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOUND; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0037783317     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-002-0304-0     Document Type: Article

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