Postmortem biochemistry and immunohistochemistry of chromogranin A as a stress marker with special regard to fatal hypothermia and hyperthermia

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 11-20

  Yoshida, Chiemi ^a   Ishikawa, Takaki ^a   Michiue, Tomomi ^a   Quan, Li ^a   Maeda, Hitoshi ^a  

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

Author keywords

Biochemistry; Catecholamine; Chromogranin A; Forensic pathology; Hyperthermia; Hypothermia; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CATECHOLAMINE; CHROMOGRANIN A;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL MEDULLA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CYTOLOGY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHERMIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE CELL; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL MEDULLA; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CATECHOLAMINES; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOGRANIN A; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FEVER; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHERMIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONS; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651314578     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-009-0374-3     Document Type: Article

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