First application of a protein-based approach for time since death estimation

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 479-483

  Pittner, Stefan ^a   Ehrenfellner, Bianca ^a   Zissler, Angela ^a   Racher, Victoria ^a   Trutschnig, Wolfgang ^a   Bathke, Arne C ^a   Sänger, Alexandra M ^a   Stoiber, Walter ^a   Steinbacher, Peter ^a   Monticelli, Fabio C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Case; Degradation; Method; Muscle; Postmortem interval (PMI); Protein; Time of death

Indexed keywords

CALPAIN; DESMIN; TROPOMYOSIN; TROPONIN T;

AGED; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; POSTMORTEM CHANGE; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SUICIDE;

AGED; CALPAIN; DESMIN; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; PROTEOLYSIS; SUICIDE; TROPOMYOSIN; TROPONIN T;

EID: 84992146479     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-016-1459-4     Document Type: Article

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