Nasal ciliary motility: A new tool in estimating the time of death

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 427-433

  Romanelli, Maria Carolina ^a   Gelardi, Matteo ^a   Fiorella, Maria Luisa ^a   Tattoli, Lucia ^a   Di Vella, Giancarlo ^a   Solarino, Biagio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Forensic medicine; Nasal ciliary motility; Postmortem interval; Time of death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CELL MOTION; CURETTAGE; CYTOLOGY; EUKARYOTIC FLAGELLUM; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NEOPLASM; NOSE MUCOSA; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPTIC SHOCK; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CELL MOVEMENT; CILIA; CURETTAGE; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NASAL MUCOSA; NEOPLASMS; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOCK, SEPTIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84863716040     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-012-0682-x     Document Type: Article

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