Post-mortem investigation of calcium content in liver, heart, and skeletal muscle in accidental hypothermia cases

Forensic Science International

Volumn 190, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 87-90

  Jakubeniene, Marija ^a   Irnius, Algimantas ^b   Chaker, Gregoire Abi ^a   Paliulis, Jonas Mindaugas ^a   Bechelis, Antanas ^a  

^a MYKOLAS ROMERIS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^b VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Atomic absorption spectroscopy; Calcium; Forensic medicine; Hypothermia

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CALCIUM;

ACCIDENTAL HYPOTHERMIA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HEART; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TISSUE LEVEL;

EID: 67650664943     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.05.017     Document Type: Article

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