Cerebral hypoxia and ischemia: The forensic point of view: A review

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 880-887

  Oechmichen, Manfred ^a,b   Meissner, Christoph ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain hypoxia; Brain ischemia; Forensic science; Morphology; Neuronal injury

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS INHIBITOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; GROWTH FACTOR; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; TUBULIN;

APOPTOSIS; ASTROCYTE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN HYPOXIA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; MICROGLIA; MORPHOLOGY; NERVE CELL LESION; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

BRAIN; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; HYPOXIA, BRAIN; NEURONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33745760475     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2006.00174.x     Document Type: Review

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