Spinal nerve root β-APP staining in infants is not a reliable indicator of trauma

Forensic Science International

Volumn 212, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages

  Squier, W ^a   Scheimberg, I ^b   Smith, C ^c  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Axonal injury; Infant trauma; Spinal nerve root; APP

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; AXONAL INJURY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; NERVE ROOT INJURY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RELIABILITY; SPINAL ROOT;

EID: 80052348234     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.04.027     Document Type: Article

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