Free amino acid concentrations in vitreous humor and cerebrospinal fluid in relation to the cause of death and postmortem interval

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 730-733

  Girela, Eloy ^a   Villanueva, Enrique ^b   Irigoyen, Pilar ^b   Girela, Victorino ^b   Hernández Cueto, Claudio ^b   Peinado, José M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Cause of death; Cerebrospinal fluid; Forensic science; Postmortem chemistry; Postmortem interval; Vitreous humor

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ALANINE; AMINO ACID; ARGININE; ASPARTIC ACID; CITRULLINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; GLYCINE; HISTIDINE; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; LYSINE; METHIONINE; PHENYLALANINE; SERINE; TAURINE; THREONINE; TRYPTOPHAN; TYROSINE; VALINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VITREOUS BODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMINO ACIDS; ASPHYXIA; CADAVER; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POISONING; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; VITREOUS BODY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 43449112373     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2008.00726.x     Document Type: Article

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