Armanni-Ebstein Lesions: A Need for Clarification

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2013, Pages

  Zhou, Chong ^a,b   Yool, Andrea J ^c   Nolan, James ^d   Byard, Roger W ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b FORENSIC SCIENCE SA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d SA Pathology   (Australia)

Author keywords

Armanni Ebstein; Basal vacuolization; Diabetes mellitus; Forensic science; Ketoacidosis; Renal epithelial cell change

Indexed keywords

GLYCOGEN; LIPID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL VACUOLE; CYTOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; KETOACIDOSIS; KIDNEY TUBULE; METABOLISM; NOMENCLATURE; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; GLYCOGEN; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; KETOSIS; KIDNEY TUBULES; LIPIDS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; VACUOLES;

EID: 84872318675     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2012.02274.x     Document Type: Article

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