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:
Changes in the expression of carbohydrate metabolism genes during three phases of bud dormancy in leafy spurge. Underground adventitious buds of leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula) undergo...	20th November, 2009	Biosciences Research Laboratory, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, 1605	Plant Mol Biol. 2009 Nov 19. DOI Direct Link
Effect of methotrexate administration on status of some essential trace elements and antioxidant enzymes in pregnant rats in late gestation. OBJECTIVE: Folate antagonists are widely used in the treatment of various...	13th November, 2009	Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University	Gynecol Endocrinol. 2009;25(12):816-22.
Reconstruction of the Weapon in a Case of Homicidal Decapitation. Decapitation as homicidal mode of death is relatively rare. In most cases...	11th November, 2009	From the Department of Forensic Pathology, University of Foggia, Ospedali	Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2009 Nov 6. DOI Direct Link
[Importance of selective A1 agonists for the protection of brain and heart against injuring factors] Powerful selective A1 agonist N6-cyclopentyladenosine (CPA) effectively...	10th November, 2009		Eksp Klin Farmakol. 2009 Jul-Aug;72(4):12-4.
Bitter melon protects against lipid peroxidation caused by immobilization stress in albino rats. In the present study, protective effects of bitter melon (Momordica...	7th November, 2009	Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of	Int J Vitam Nutr Res. 2009 Jan;79(1):48-56. DOI Direct Link
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Decapitation Patents:
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7547520	Methods to identify plant metabolites
7557192	Anti-PRO335 antibodies
7560473	Amine derivative with potassium channel regulatory function, its preparation and use
7560611	Method and apparatus for substantially isolating plant tissues
7563595	Nucleic acids encoding functional splice variants of the .alpha.7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit and methods for producing the encoded proteins
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