How useful is basal renal tubular epithelial cell vacuolization as a marker for significant hyperglycemia at autopsy?

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1531-1533

  Zhou, Chong ^a   Gilbert, John D ^b   Byard, Roger W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b FORENSIC SCIENCE SA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Armanni Ebstein; Diabetes mellitus; Forensic science; Hyperglycemia; Ketoacidosis; Lipid

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GLUCOSE;

ARTICLE; CELL VACUOLE; CYTOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; KIDNEY TUBULE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VITREOUS BODY;

3-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; KIDNEY TUBULES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VACUOLES; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 80055103379     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01865.x     Document Type: Article

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