Table 1.

Postmortem diagnostic applications of vitreous humor

Application	Analysis	Reference(s)
Postmortem identification	DNA	[17]
Virology	Anti-HIV antibodies, proviral DNA	[18–24]
	Anti-adenovirus antibodies	[25]
Anaphylactic shock	Beta-tryptase	[26]
Sudden infant death	Multiple biochemical parameters Hypoxanthine	[27–29] [30]
Death from hypothermia	Catecholamines Amylase and isoamylase Glucose Ketone bodies	[31] [32] [33] [34]
Death from hypoxia	Hypoxanthine	[35]
Chronic excessive alcohol consumption	Zinc	[36, 37]
	CDT	[38, 39]
Alcoholic acidoketosis	Ketone bodies	[40, 41]
Intoxication by bleach	Sodium and chlorine ions	[42]
Brain damage assessment	Aminopeptidase	[43]
Self-induced water intoxication	Sodium	[44]
Endocrine disorder	Hormones	[45]
Glycemia	Glucose and/or lactates	[46–49]
Pregnancy	Chorionic gonadotropin	[50]

CDT carbohydrate-deficient transferrin