Estimating wound age: Looking into the future

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 124, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 523-536

  Cecchi, Rossana ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Forensic evidence; Markers; Proof value; Research; Wound age

Indexed keywords

AUTACOID; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE;

ANIMAL; CELL MOTION; CELL SURVIVAL; CLASSIFICATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EXPERT WITNESS; FORECASTING; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INJURY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEOMICS; REVIEW; TIME; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL SURVIVAL; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; EXPERT TESTIMONY; FORECASTING; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; MICE; PROTEOMICS; TIME FACTORS; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 78651227925     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-010-0505-x     Document Type: Review

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