Heroin-associated myocardial damages-Conventional and immunohistochemical investigations

Forensic Science International

Volumn 187, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 42-46

  Dettmeyer, R ^a   Friedrich, K ^a   Schmidt, P ^a   Madea, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Drug abuse; Hepatitis; Immunohistochemistry; Myocardial inflammation

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; OPIATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAUSE OF DEATH; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INTOXICATION; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; ISCHEMIC COLITIS; KIDNEY INFARCTION; LEUKOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; OPIATE ADDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; T LYMPHOCYTE; TOXICOLOGY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 64249103462     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.02.014     Document Type: Article

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