Investigation of cardiac troponins in postmortem subjects: Comparing antemortem and postmortem levels

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 213-215

  Davies, Susan J ^a   Gaze, David C ^b   Collinson, Paul O ^b  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autopsy cardiac troponins; Cardiac death and troponin levels; Postmortem cardiac troponins

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; TROPONIN;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; MYOCARDIUM; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; TROPONIN I; TROPONIN T;

EID: 24644490748     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.paf.0000164230.50871.ce     Document Type: Article

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