The initial changes of fat deposits during the decomposition of human and pig remains

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 195-201

  Notter, Stephanie J ^a,b   Stuart, Barbara H ^b   Rowe, Rebecca ^b   Langlois, Neil ^c  

^a University of Technology Sydney ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adipocere; Adipose; Forensic science; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR); Free fatty acids (FFA); Gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC MS); Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP MS)

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; FATTY ACID DERIVATIVE; MAGNESIUM; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; DECOMPOSITION; HUMAN; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIPID COMPOSITION; LIPID STORAGE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TISSUE TYPES;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; FATTY ACIDS; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; IMMERSION; MAGNESIUM; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MODELS, ANIMAL; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; SWINE;

EID: 58149196557     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2008.00911.x     Document Type: Article

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