[Creatinine and urea in the vitreous body]

Creatinine and urea in the vitreous body after death were determined in 146 and 149 deceased persons in a period of 2 to 132 hours after death. There was not any relation to the time period from death and the amount of creatinine and urea in the vitreous body. In 21 deceased subjects, where there was not any basis for changed amounts of creatinine or urea, the mean amount of creatinine was 106,05 +/- 43,5 mumol/l, that of urea 5,77 +/- 2,14 mmol/l. There was a good agreement between the results of the amount of creatinine and urea in serum before death and creatinine and urea in the vitreous body after death.