Evaluation of postmortem serum and cerebrospinal fluid growth hormone levels in relation to the cause of death in forensic autopsy

Human Cell

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 74-77

  Ishikawa, Takaki ^a   Michiue, Tomomi ^a   Maeda, Hitoshi ^a  

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

Author keywords

ACTH; Forensic pathology; GH; Hypothalamus pituitary adrenal axis; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; AUTOPSY; BLUNT TRAUMA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DROWNING; FEMALE; FIRE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHERMIA; IMMUNORADIOMETRIC ASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOPSY; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958036170     PISSN: 09147470     EISSN: 17490774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13577-011-0012-5     Document Type: Article

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