ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 8

Regional Study of Free Fatty Acids and Free Carnitine Behavior in Cardiac Tissue in Relation to Different Causes of Death
Luna, A
Professor of legal medicine, University of Murcia,

Lachica, E
Assistant professor of legal medicine and professor of legal medicine, University of Granada,

Villanueva, E
Assistant professor of legal medicine and professor of legal medicine, University of Granada,

(Received 19 October 1987; accepted 27 January 1988)

Abstract

The determination of free fatty acids (FFA) and free carnitine (FC) in seven different regions of the human heart has been done. The hearts used were classified into six groups according to the cause of death. The results show that these two parameters are useless in ascertaining the cause of death, although they can provide useful postmortem information about the duration of the agonal process.

Keywords:
pathology and biology, free fatty acids, free carnitine, cardiovascular system, agonal process, myocardial injury, thanatochemistry

Paper ID: JFS12594J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS12594J
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