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Quantitative analysis of GFAP- and S100 protein-immunopositive astrocytes to investigate the severity of traumatic brain injury
DOI: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2011.12.007
Abstract: Previous studies have shown that diffuse cortical astrocyte damage is seen in acute deaths due to brain injury and mechanical asphyxiation. The present study quantitatively investigated the ...
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Dong-Ri Li,
Fu Zhang,
Yao Wang,
Xiao-Hui Tan,
Dong-Fang Qiao,
Hui-Jun Wang,
Tomomi Michiue,
Hitoshi Maeda
et al.
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Full-length article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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02 February 2012 |
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Forensic histopathology: Fundamentals and perspectives
DOI: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2011.12.003
On 1984, Prof. Werner Jannsen published a monograph “Forensic Histopathology”, which was the first comprehensive textbook of forensic pathology. At that time, lots of forensic pathologists were deeply...
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Toshikazu Kondo
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Book review
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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01 February 2012 |
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The effects of low-dose methamphetamine pretreatment on endoplasmic reticulum stress and methamphetamine neurotoxicity in the rat midbrain
DOI: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2011.12.004
Abstract: Methamphetamine (METH) neurotoxicity is involved in METH-related deaths. It has been suggested that the midbrain, together with the striatum, is affected by METH neurotoxicity and the endopl...
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Toshiaki Takeichi,
Elaine Lu Wang,
Osamu Kitamura
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Full-length article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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01 February 2012 |
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Diagnosis of aortic dextroposition on human skeletal remains
DOI: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2011.12.006
Abstract: The fine macroscopic observation of a young adult female skeleton recovered from a Roman graveyard in Romania revealed distinctive flattening of the vertebra related to a right-sided aorta. ...
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Philippe Charlier,
Georgică Costea,
Isabelle Huynh-Charlier,
Luc Brun,
Geoffroy Lorin de la Grandmaison
et al.
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Short communication
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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30 January 2012 |
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Molecular biological analysis of cardiac effect of high temperature in rats
DOI: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2011.12.001
Abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate direct effects of heat exposure on the heart molecular-biologically and pathohistologically, using rats exposed to high temperatures. The mRNA expres...
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Yasuhisa Nakagawa,
Hiromasa Inoue,
Kotaro Shinone,
Mayumi Ikemura,
Masayuki Nata
et al.
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Full-length article
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30 January 2012 |
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Y chromosome STR allelic and haplotype diversity in a Rwanda population from East Central Africa
DOI: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2011.12.002
Abstract: We have analyzed 17 Y-chromosomal STR loci in a population sample of 69 unrelated male individuals of the Rwanda-Hutu population from East Central Africa using an AmpFlSTR® Yfiler™ PCR ampli...
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Kuppareddi Balamurugan,
George Duncan
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Short communication
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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30 January 2012 |
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Human blood identification using the genome profiling method
DOI: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2012.01.001
Abstract: In criminal investigations, usually it is necessary to identify whether blood spots found at crime scenes are from humans or not. Nowadays, immunohistochemical methods and DNA analysis are u...
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Nagisa Suwa,
Hiroshi Ikegaya,
Tomokazu Takasaka,
Koichi Nishigaki,
Koichi Sakurada
et al.
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Full-length article
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30 January 2012 |
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Rapid and reliable screening method for detection of 70 pesticides in whole blood by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry using a constructed calibration-locking database
DOI: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2012.01.002
Abstract: Pesticide poisoning is one of the most common causes of death by poisoning in Japan, and various kinds of pesticides including organophosphates, carbamates and pyrethroids are listed as caus...
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Keiko Kudo,
Kumi Nagamatsu,
Takahiro Umehara,
Yosuke Usumoto,
Naomi Sameshima,
Akiko Tsuji,
Noriaki Ikeda
et al.
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Full-length article
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30 January 2012 |
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The post mortem temperature plateau and its role in the estimation of time of death. A review
DOI: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2011.11.002
Abstract: The purpose of this paper was to examine evidence to seek an explanation of the possible cause(s) or contributing factors to the temperature plateau phenomenon and its influence on time of d...
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Jimmy L. Smart,
Michał Kaliszan
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Review article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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30 January 2012 |
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Verification of eye and skin color predictors in various populations
DOI: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2011.12.005
Abstract: Validation of testing methods is an essential feature in all scientific endeavors, but it is particularly important in forensics. Due to the sensitive nature of these investigations and the ...
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Amanda Pneuman,
Zoran M. Budimlija,
Theresa Caragine,
Mechthild Prinz,
Elisa Wurmbach
et al.
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Full-length article
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30 January 2012 |