Comment on "Promising Blood-derived Biomarkers for Estimation of the Postmortem Interval" by I. Costa, F. Carvalho, T. Magalhães, P. G. De Pinho, R. Silvestre & R. J. Dinis-Oliveira. (, 2015, , 1443-1452)

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Journal Toxicol Res (Camb)

Publisher Oxford University Press

Date 2018 Aug 14

PMID 30102300

Citations 7

Authors

Joris Meurs

Katarzyna M Szykula

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Abstract

Recently, Costa published an article about promising biomarkers for estimating the postmortem interval. Instead of postmortem blood, antemortem blood was putrefied by exposing the blood to a temperature gradient. However, in this way several other influencing factors were excluded, hence, the accuracy of the proposed model is doubtful. Therefore, the aim of this comment is to discuss the methodology, results and shortcomings of the study of Costa

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