Postmortem interval estimation by creatinine levels in human psoas muscle
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Preparation and Respirometric Assessment of Mitochondria Isolated from Skeletal Muscle Tissue Obtained by Percutaneous Needle Biopsy
Published on: February 7, 2015
1Service d'Anatomie Pathologique Médecine Légale, Hôpital Raymond Poincaré, Garches, France.
Abstract:
A new method was tested for estimating time after death in the middle range of postmortem interval (weeks). Creatinine muscular concentration in human cadaver is positively correlated to postmortem estimation. Temperature should be mainly related to the creatinine transformation rate. A stronger correlation was found at 11 degrees C up to 30 days and at 20 degrees Celsius up to 15 days.
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