Determination of the early time of death by computerized image analysis of DNA degradation: Which is the best quantitative indicator of DNA degradation?

Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology - Medical Science

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 362-366

  Liu, Lijiang ^a   Shu, Xiji ^a,b   Ren, Liang ^a   Zhou, Hongyan ^b   Li, Yan ^b   Liu, Wei ^b   Zhu, Cheng ^b   Liu, Liang ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b JIANGHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

DNA degradation; Forensic pathology; Image analysis; Postmortem interval

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CELL NUCLEUS; DEATH; DNA DEGRADATION; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; IMAGE PROCESSING; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; RAT; SPLEEN; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; POSTMORTEM CHANGE;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; DEATH; DNA; DNA DEGRADATION, NECROTIC; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LINEAR MODELS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPLEEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34548541874     PISSN: 16720733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11596-007-0404-7     Document Type: Article

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