How to approach perimortem injury and other modifications

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 915, Issue , 2012, Pages 191-225

  Andrews, Peter ^a   Fernández Jalvo, Yolanda ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Humans; Mammals; Perimortem; Taphonomic agent; Taphonomic process; Vertebrates

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BONE; CADAVER; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; HUMANS; POSTMORTEM CHANGES;

EID: 84867564380     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-977-8_12     Document Type: Article

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