Evaluation of human brain damage in fatalities due to extreme environmental temperature by quantification of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), S100β and single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) immunoreactivities

Forensic Science International

Volumn 219, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 259-264

  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

Basic fibroblast growth factor; Glial fibrillary acidic protein; Human brain; Hyperthermia; Hypothermia; S100 ; Single stranded DNA

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; PROTEIN S100B; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DAMAGE; COLD EXPOSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROWNING; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEAT STROKE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTHERMIA; HYPOTHERMIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROPROTECTION; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; UPREGULATION; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 84862829527     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.01.015     Document Type: Article

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