Postmortem serum catecholamine levels in relation to the cause of death

Forensic Science International

Volumn 173, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 122-129

  Zhu, Bao Li ^a   Ishikawa, Takaki ^a   Michiue, Tomomi ^a   Li, Dong Ri ^a   Zhao, Dong ^a   Quan, Li ^a   Oritani, Shigeki ^a   Bessho, Yasumori ^a   Maeda, Hitoshi ^a  

^a OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blood biochemistry; Catecholamine; Stress; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; DOPAMINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; NORADRENALIN;

ADRENAL GLAND; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; DROWNING; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG INTOXICATION; FATALITY; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; HYPOTHERMIA; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; VISCERA;

EID: 35348856803     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2007.02.013     Document Type: Article

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