Could NF-κB and caspase-3 be markers for estimation of post-interval of human traumatic brain injury?

Forensic Science International

Volumn 162, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 174-177

  Tao, Luyang ^a   Chen, Xiping ^a   Qin, Zhenghong ^b   Bian, Shizhong ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Caspase 3; Forensic; Immunohistochemical staining; NF B; Post traumatic intervals

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; MOLECULAR MARKER; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INDUCTION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; ADULT; BRAIN INJURY; CADAVER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; TIME;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAIN INJURIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CASPASE 3; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NF-KAPPA B; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33748563575     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.06.021     Document Type: Article

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