The apoptotic thanatotranscriptome associated with the liver of cadavers

Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 509-516

  Javan, Gulnaz T ^a   Can, Ismail ^a   Finley, Sheree J ^a   Soni, Shivani ^a  

^a ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cadaver liver; Gene expression; PCR array; Thanatotranscriptome

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS REGULATORY PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSCRIPTOME;

APOPTOSIS; CADAVER; DOWN REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; HUMAN; LIVER; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSTMORTEM CHANGE; UPREGULATION;

APOPTOSIS; APOPTOSIS REGULATORY PROTEINS; CADAVER; DOWN-REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HUMANS; LIVER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTOME; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 84947484774     PISSN: 1547769X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12024-015-9704-6     Document Type: Article

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