Confocal laser scanning microscopy. Using new technology to answer old questions in forensic investigations

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 173-177

  Turillazzi, Emanuela ^a   Karch, Steven B ^b   Neri, Margherita ^a   Pomara, Cristoforo ^a   Riezzo, Irene ^a   Fineschi, Vittorio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Confocal laser scanning microscopy; Forensic investigation; Neonatal death; Sudden cardiac death; Terminal ballistic; Toxicologic pathology

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; BARIUM; LEAD; TIN;

ACIDOSIS; AUTOPSY; BALLISTICS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FORENSIC GENETICS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MUSCLE CELL; NEWBORN DEATH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUDDEN DEATH; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; HYPOXIA-ISCHEMIA, BRAIN; INFANT, NEWBORN; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 38649124036     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-007-0208-0     Document Type: Review

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