The relevance of the detection of troponins to the forensic diagnosis of cardiac contusion

Forensic Science International

Volumn 160, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 127-133

  Peter, Jan ^a   Kirchner, Andreas ^a   Kuhlisch, Eberhard ^a   Menschikowski, Mario ^a   Neef, Bernhard ^a   Dreßler, Jan ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contusio cordis; ELISA Troponine T, I, C; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN; TROPONIN C; TROPONIN I; TROPONIN T;

ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HEART; HEART CONTUSION; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DEPLETION; SERUM; VENOUS BLOOD;

EID: 33745805843     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2005.08.022     Document Type: Article

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