Postmortem measurement of human chorionic gonadotropin in vitreous humor and bile

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 792-794

  Fanton, Laurent ^a,b   Bévalot, Fabien ^a,c   Cartiser, Nathalie ^a,c   Palmiere, Cristian ^c   Le Meur, Catherine ^a,c   Malicier, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY CENTER OF LEGAL MEDICINE   (Switzerland)

^c Laboratoire Lumtox   (France)

Author keywords

Bile; Forensic diagnosis; Forensic science; Human chorionic gonadotropin; Vitreous humor

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE; CADAVER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VITREOUS BODY; POSTMORTEM CHANGE; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; AGED; BILE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; PREGNANCY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 77951132061     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01331.x     Document Type: Article

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