Evaluation of the agonal stress: Can immunohistochemical detection of ubiquitin in the locus coeruleus be useful?

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 333-340

  Piette, Michel H A ^a   Pieters, Stéphanie E P ^a   De Letter, Els A ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Agonal stress; Forensic autopsy cases; Immunohistochemistry; Locus coeruleus; Ubiquitin

Indexed keywords

UBIQUITIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; DEATH; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LOCUS CERULEUS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE CELL; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEATH; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LOCUS COERULEUS; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; UBIQUITIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956102543     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-010-0434-8     Document Type: Article

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