Preliminary results on the postmortem measurement of 3-beta-hydroxybutyrate in liver homogenates

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 943-949

  Palmiere, Cristian ^a   Mangin, Patrice ^a   Werner, Dominique ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY CENTER OF LEGAL MEDICINE   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

3 Beta hydroxybutyrate; Diabetes; Ketoacidosis; Liver; Postmortem biochemistry

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; POSTMORTEM CHANGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL; VITREOUS BODY; YOUNG ADULT;

3-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VITREOUS BODY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883212259     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-013-0870-3     Document Type: Article

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