Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 5 , Pages 312-317 , July 2008

Biochemical blood markers and sampling sites in forensic autopsy

  • Koichi Uemura, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
    • Section of Forensic Medicine, Department of International Health Development, Division of Public Health, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Section of Forensic Medicine, Department of International Health Development, Division of Public Health, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan. Tel.: +81 3 5803 5197; fax: +81 3 5803 0128.
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  • Kaori Shintani-Ishida, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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  • Kanju Saka, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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  • Makoto Nakajima, MVet

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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  • Hiroshi Ikegaya, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • National Research Institute of Police Science, 6-3-1, Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa-city, Chiba 277-0880, Japan
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  • Yousuke Kikuchi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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  • Ken-ichi Yoshida, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan

Received 28 September 2006 ,Revised 24 November 2007 ,Accepted 13 December 2007.

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PII: S1752-928X(07)00194-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2007.12.003

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 5 , Pages 312-317 , July 2008

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