Distribution of biochemical markers in biologic fluids: Application to the postmortem diagnosis of myocardial infarction

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 123-128

  Osuna, Eduardo ^b   Pérez Cárceles, María D ^c   Vieira, Duarte N ^a   Luna, Aurelio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Biochemistry; Myocardial infarction; Pericardial fluid; Postmortem

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE MB;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE MARKER; HEART DEATH; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CADAVER; CHILD; CREATINE KINASE; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; ISOENZYMES; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOGLOBIN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0344404243     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-199806000-00005     Document Type: Article

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