A simple method for diatom detection in drowning.
A new and simple method for diatom detection is presented. Organ tissue was digested by a solubilizer instead of a conventional acid which may be hazardous and pollutive. The digestion was accelerated by ultrasonic irradiation and heating.
Matsumoto
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Department of Legal Medicine, Kyoto University Faculty of Medicine, Japan.
Fukui
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D017377:Diatoms / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004332:Drowning / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney; D008099:Liver; D008168:Lung; D008875:Middle Aged; D051381:Rats; D014465:Ultrasonics