Cerebrospinal fluid: Postmortem biochemical study

Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 153-156

  Arroyo, A ^a   Rosel, P ^b   Marron, T ^a  

^a Instituto de Medicina Legal de Cataluna   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Cortisol analysis; Forensic sciences; Postmortem analysis; Postmortem biochemistry

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE; POTASSIUM; PROTEIN; UREA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BIOCHEMISTRY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DYING; FREEZING; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; SAMPLING; SPAIN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TISSUE SECTION; VIOLENCE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CALCIUM; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PROTEINS; CHLORIDES; CREATININE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; POTASSIUM; UREA;

EID: 18944403529     PISSN: 13531131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2004.11.001     Document Type: Article

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