An investigation and pathological analysis of two fatal cases of cadmium poisoning

Forensic Science International

Volumn 220, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages

  Chang, Yun feng ^a   Wen, Ji fang ^a   Cai, Ji feng ^a   Xiao ying, Wu ^b   Yang, Li ^a   Guo, Ya dong ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cadmium poisoning; Forensic pathology; Necroscopic

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN; CADMIUM; RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URINE RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN DAMAGE; CADMIUM POISONING; CASE REPORT; CELL INCLUSION; CELL NUCLEUS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOPLASM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ERYTHROCYTE DISORDER; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY INJURY; LUNG INJURY; LYSOSOME; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGAN INJURY; PHAGOCYTE; PNEUMONIA; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE DISORDER; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 84862815361     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.01.032     Document Type: Article

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