Immunohistochemical detection of early myocardial damage in two sudden deaths due to intentional butane inhalation. Two case reports with review of literature

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 125-131

  Novosel, Irena ^a   Kovačić, Zdravko ^b   Gusić, Stjepan ^b   Batelja, Lovorka ^b   Nestić, Marina ^b   Seiwerth, Sven ^b   Škavić, Josip ^b  

^a Dr Ivo Pedi i General Hospital   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Butane; Forensic toxicology; Immunohistochemistry; Sudden cardial death

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAIN TISSUE; BUTANE INHALATION; CASE REPORT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GAS POISONING; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG; MALE; SUDDEN DEATH; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOXIA; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; BRAIN EDEMA; BUTANES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; DEATH, SUDDEN; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INHALANT ABUSE; LUNG; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; NECROSIS; PULMONARY EDEMA; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 79952992306     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2010.12.003     Document Type: Article

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