Evaluation of human brain damage in fire fatality by quantification of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) immunoreactivities

Forensic Science International

Volumn 211, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 19-26

  Wang, Qi ^a   Ishikawa, Takaki ^a   Michiue, Tomomi ^a   Zhu, Bao Li ^a,b   Maeda, Hitoshi ^a  

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

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Basic fibroblast growth factor; Fire fatality; Glial fibrillary acidic protein; Human brain; Immunohistochemistry; Single stranded DNA

Indexed keywords

BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; CARBON MONOXIDE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DAMAGE; BURN; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATALITY; FEMALE; FIRE; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HEART DEATH; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE CELL; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 79960652748     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.03.037     Document Type: Article

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