Forensic Diagnosis of Freshwater or Saltwater Drowning Using the Marker Aquaporin 5: An Immunohistochemical Study

Forensic Diagnosis of Freshwater or Saltwater Drowning Using the Marker Aquaporin 5: An Immunohistochemical Study

<i>Background and Objectives</i>: Aquaporins are a family of water channel proteins. In this study, the renal and intrapulmonary expression of aquaporin-5 (AQP5) was examined in forensic autopsy cases to evaluate it as a drowning marker and to differentiate between freshwater drowning an...

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Main Authors: Paolo Frisoni, Luca Diani, Stefania De Simone, Maria Antonella Bosco, Luigi Cipolloni, Margherita Neri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-10-01
Series:Medicina
Subjects:
aquaporin-5
drowning
freshwater
seawater
forensic investigation
immunohistochemistry
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/58/10/1458

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