Decapitation

Decapitation , or beheading, is the removal of a living organism's head. Beheading typically refers to the act of intentional decapitation, e.g., as a means of murder or execution; it may be accomplished, for example, with an axe, sword, any kind of wire, or knife, or by means of a guillotine. Accidental decapitation can be the result of an explosion, automobile or industrial accident, improperly-administered execution by hanging or other violent injury. Suicide by decapitation is rare, but not unknown.The word decapitation can also refer, on occasion, to the removal of the head from a body that is already dead. This might be done to take the head as a trophy, for public display, to make the deceased more difficult to identify, or for other reasons.In an analogous fashion, decapitation can also refer to the removal of the head of an organization. If, for example, the leader of a country were killed, that might be referred to as 'decapitation'.Decapitation is invariably fatal, as brain death occurs within seconds to minutes without the support of the organism's body. (From the Wikpedia article Decapitation.)

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Recent Publications on Decapitation:
Internal decapitation: survival after head to neck dissociation injuries. STUDY DESIGN: Case series. OBJECTIVE: To describe survival and outcomes...	17th July, 2008	Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX	Spine. 2008 Jul 15;33(16):1744-9. DOI Direct Link
Multiple apocrine hidrocystomas. A 83-year-old woman presented with a 7-year history of translucent papules...	17th July, 2008	Department of Dermatology, New York University, USA.	Dermatol Online J. 2008 May 15;14(5):12.
The effects of melatonin on glutathione peroxidase activity in serum and erythrocytes after adriamycin in normal and pinealectomised rats. Introduction: Adriamycin (ADR) is a potent chemotherapeutic agent,...	11th July, 2008		Endokrynol Pol. 2008 May-Jun;59(3):200-6.
In vivo imaging of microglial activation using a peripheral benzodiazepine receptor ligand: [(11)C]PK-11195 and animal PET following ethanol injury in rat striatum. OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether [(11)C]PK-11195, a specific peripheral...	5th July, 2008	Department of Radiology, Fujita Health University, 1-98 Dengakugakubo,	Ann Nucl Med. 2008 Jun;22(5):417-24. Epub 2008 Jul 4. DOI Direct Link
Effect of an immune stress on prolactin secretion in early pregnancy. Problem: Stress in early pregnancy has been linked to increased abortion...	3rd July, 2008	University of Edinburgh.	Am J Reprod Immunol. 2008 Jul;60(1):89. DOI Direct Link
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7307152	Secreted and transmembrane polypeptides and nucleic acids encoding the same
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