Autopsy at 2 months after death: Brain is satisfactorily preserved for neuropathology

Forensic Science International

Volumn 168, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 177-182

  Gelpi, Ellen ^a   Preusser, Matthias ^a   Bauer, Georg ^a   Budka, Herbert ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Autolysis; Brain tissue; Immunohistochemistry; Neuropathology; Postmortem delay; Prolonged body storage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; AUTOPSY; BRAIN; BRAIN TISSUE; CADAVER; CELL STRUCTURE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 34247240475     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.07.017     Document Type: Article

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