What happens in freezing bodies?Experimental study of histological tissue change caused by freezing injuries

Forensic Science International

Volumn 102, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 149-158

  Schäfer, Achim Th ^a   Kaufmann, Jens D ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cryobiology; Freezing; Histology; Ice crystals; Tissue damages

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; FREEZING; HEART; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIVER; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; TISSUE INJURY; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0344223471     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(99)00043-2     Document Type: Article

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