title: Macroscopic, histological and toxicological aspects of early Gammarus pulex scavenging.
abstract: Two cases of scavenging postmortem freshwater shrimps (Gammarus pulex) are presented. We report the two first illustrated observations of cutaneous postmortem injuries inflicted by a G. pulex population, a small freshwater crustacean, on two non putrefied drowning victims, and we describe their particular histological features and their potential in forensic investigations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Saint-Etienne University Hospital Center, Bellevue Hospital, St-Etienne, France. sebastien.duband@chu-st-etienne.fr
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Duband
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Forest
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gaillard
authors.forename: J-M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Dumollard
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Debout
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Péoc'h
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D033304:Amphipoda / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D004332:Drowning / Q000473:pathology*; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D053593:Forensic Toxicology; D005618:Fresh Water; D006461:Hemolysis; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000032:analysis; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011180:Postmortem Changes; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000032:analysis; D012867:Skin / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs