Post-mortem biochemical investigations of vitreous humor

Forensic Science International

Volumn 192, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 78-82

  Thierauf, Annette ^a   Musshoff, Frank ^a   Madea, Burkhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Post mortem biochemical investigations; Vitreous humor

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; UREA;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BIOCHEMISTRY; CENTRIFUGATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; EYEBALL; FORENSIC SCIENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PHOTOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 70349546957     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.08.001     Document Type: Article

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