Pancreatic changes in cases of death due to hypothermia

Forensic Science International

Volumn 166, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 194-198

  Preuss J ^a   Lignitz, E ^b   Dettmeyer, R ^a   Madea, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hypothermia pancreatic changes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; AUTOPSY; BLEEDING; CELL VACUOLE; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY; PANCREAS; PANCREATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33847010142     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.05.034     Document Type: Article

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