Macroscopic, histological and toxicological aspects of early Gammarus pulex scavenging

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.
Article Outline
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Case report 1
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- 2.1. Autopsy findings
- 2.2. Toxicological results
- 2.3. Argument for death by drowning
- 3. Case report 2
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- 3.1. Autopsy findings
- 3.2. Toxicological results
- 3.3. Arguments for death by drowning
- 4. Histological examination of skin injuries
- 5. Biological, histological and immunohistochemical studies of G. pulex specimens
- 6. Toxicological analysis of shrimps
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- 6.1. Preparation of specimens
- 6.2. Toxicological methods
- 6.3. Results
- 7. Discussion
- Acknowledgment
- References
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