Affinity cytochemistry analysis of mast cells in skin lesions: A possible tool to assess the timing of lesions after death

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 331-334

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Histamine; Immunohistochemistry; Lesion vitality; Wounds

Indexed keywords

AVIDIN; CHYMASE; FLUORESCENT DYE; HISTAMINE; TRYPTASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CELL LABELING; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; DEATH; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MAST CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DEFECT; SURVIVAL TIME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHYMASES; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HISTAMINE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MAST CELLS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; SKIN; TIME FACTORS; TRYPTASES;

EID: 0346847486     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-003-0396-1     Document Type: Article

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