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. 1988 Jun;63(6):660–662. doi: 10.1136/adc.63.6.660

Free amino acid content of the vitreous humour in cot deaths.

W J Patrick 1, R W Logan 1
PMCID: PMC1778890  PMID: 3389900

Abstract

The concentration of 27 amino acids in the vitreous humour was analysed in 120 cot deaths. Baseline data for age and postmortem interval are presented and the concentrations compared with the normal reference range for plasma. The results do not indicate that a specific aminoacidopathy is a factor in cot deaths.

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