Forensic molecular pathology of violent deaths

Forensic Science International

Volumn 203, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 83-92

  Maeda, Hitoshi ^a   Zhu, Bao li ^a,b   Ishikawa, Takaki ^a   Michiue, Tomomi ^a  

^a OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Forensic pathology; Molecular autopsy; Molecular biology; MRNA quantification; Pathophysiology of death; Violent death

Indexed keywords

DNA; MESSENGER RNA; RNA;

AGE; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; AUTOPSY; BIOCHEMISTRY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; DEATH; DYING; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; INTOXICATION; ISCHEMIA; MOLECULAR AUTOPSY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS; SHOCK; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SUDDEN DEATH; TISSUE INJURY; VIOLENCE; WOUND;

EID: 78649318544     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.07.024     Document Type: Article

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