Basal renal tubular epithelial cell vacuolization and alcoholic ketoacidosis

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 126-128

  Zhou, Chong ^a,b   Byard, Roger W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b FORENSIC SCIENCE SA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcoholic ketoacidosis; Alcoholism; Armanni Ebstein phenomenon; Diabetes mellitus; Forensic science; Intoxication

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; GLUCOSE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CELL VACUOLE; CYTOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KETOACIDOSIS; KIDNEY TUBULE; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VITREOUS BODY;

3-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; KETOSIS; KIDNEY TUBULES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VACUOLES; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 84855339571     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01957.x     Document Type: Article

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