Immunohistochemical distribution of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase (PDE) isoenzymes in the human vagina: A potential forensic value?

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 270-274

  Albrecht, Knut ^a   Ückert, Stefan ^a   Oelke, Matthias ^b   Andersson, Karl Erik ^c   Jonas, Udo ^b   Tröger, Hans Dieter ^a   Hedlund, Petter ^c  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Phosphodiesterase isoenzymes; Sexual assault; Vaginal epithelium

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP PHOSPHODIESTERASE; CYCLIC GMP PHOSPHODIESTERASE; CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHODIESTERASE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE I; PHOSPHODIESTERASE III; PHOSPHODIESTERASE IV; PHOSPHODIESTERASE V; PHOSPHODIESTERASE X; PROTEIN KINASE (CALCIUM,CALMODULIN); SPLEEN EXONUCLEASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VAGINA EPITHELIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CADAVER; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISOENZYMES; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PHOSPHORIC DIESTER HYDROLASES; VAGINA;

EID: 34249778076     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2006.08.010     Document Type: Article

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