Age and sexually dimorphic changes in costal cartilages. A preliminary microscopic study

Forensic Science International

Volumn 193, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 72-78

  Rejtarová, Olga ^a   Hejna, Petr ^a   Soukup, Tomáš ^a   Kuchař, Michal ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Age estimation; Cartilage canal; Costal cartilage; Forensic science; Ossification; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGE DETERMINATION; AGED; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CADAVER; CHILD; ENCHONDRAL OSSIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; MALE; METAPHYSIS; MICROSCOPY; NEWBORN; OSSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RIB CARTILAGE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STAINING; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 70449631015     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.09.009     Document Type: Article

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