Macroscopic, microscopic, and chemical assessment of gunshot lesions on decomposed pig skin

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1092-1097

  Gibelli, Daniele ^a   Brandone, Alberto ^b   Andreola, Salvatore ^c   Porta, Davide ^a   Giudici, Elena ^a   Grandi, Marco Aurelio ^a   Cattaneo, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

decomposition; forensic pathology; forensic science; gunshot wounds; inhumation; neutron activation analysis; sodium rhodizonate

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; CYCLOHEXANONE DERIVATIVE; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; RHODIZONIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; GUNSHOT INJURY; INJURY; MICROSCOPY; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; PATHOLOGY; POSTHUMOUS CARE; SKIN; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ANTIMONY; BURIAL; CYCLOHEXANONES; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; MICROSCOPY; MODELS, ANIMAL; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; SKIN; SWINE; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 77954317785     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01378.x     Document Type: Article

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