Postmortem measurement of C-reactive protein and interpretation of results in ketoacidosis

Legal Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 140-146

  Lindroos Jokinen, Katarina ^a   Keltanen, Terhi ^a   Vanhala, Teija ^a   Valonen, Tiina ^a   Sajantila, Antti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

CRP; Forensic biochemistry; Forensic pathology; Ketoacidosis; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KETOACIDOSIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN STABILITY; VITREOUS BODY;

C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; DEATH, SUDDEN; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; KETOSIS; POSTMORTEM CHANGES;

EID: 84858342655     PISSN: 13446223     EISSN: 18734162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2012.01.009     Document Type: Article

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