Intrapulmonary aquaporin-5 expression as a possible biomarker for discriminating smothering and choking from sudden cardiac death: A pilot study

Forensic Science International

Volumn 220, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 154-157

  Wang, Qi ^a,b   Ishikawa, Takaki ^a,b   Michiue, Tomomi ^a,b   Zhu, Bao Li ^c   Guan, Da Wei ^c   Maeda, Hitoshi ^a,b  

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

^b Medico legal Consultation and Postmortem Investigation Support Center MLCPI SC   (Japan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aquaporin 5; Choking; Forensic molecular pathology; Lung; Mechanical asphyxia; Smothering

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 1; AQUAPORIN 5; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; MESSENGER RNA;

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AQUAPORIN 1 GENE; AQUAPORIN 5 GENE; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; AUTOPSY; BIOASSAY; BRAIN INJURY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; FEMALE; FLUID BALANCE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; HANGING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; STRANGULATION; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 84862812846     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.02.013     Document Type: Article

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