Signs of malnutrition and starvation-Reconstruction of nutritional life histories by serial isotopic analyses of hair

Forensic Science International

Volumn 226, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 22-32

  Neuberger, Ferdinand M ^a   Jopp, Eilin ^b   Graw, Matthias ^a   Püschel, Klaus ^b   Grupe, Gisela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Protein depletion; Recycling protein reserves; Stable isotopes; Starvation

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ISOTOPE; NITROGEN 15;

AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FEMALE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LIFE HISTORY; LIPID STORAGE; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SERIAL ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; STARVATION;

EID: 84875621743     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.10.037     Document Type: Article

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