Postmortem sampling of the pancreas for histological examination: What is the optimum cut-off time?

Journal of the Pancreas

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 87-88

  Siriwardana, Rohan Chaminda ^a   Deen, Kamel Ismile ^a   Hevawesenthi, Janaki ^a  

^a Ragama Teaching Hospital   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Pancreas pathology; Postmortem changes

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; CADAVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; HEART DEATH; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INJURY; LETTER; PANCREAS; SAMPLING;

HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREAS; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 74749098698     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15908577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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