Biochemistry changes that occur after death: potential markers for determining post-mortem interval. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Death is likely to result in very extensive biochemical changes in all body tissues due to lack of circulating oxygen, altered enzymatic reactions, cellular degradation, and cessation of anabolic production of metabolites.
Andrea E Donaldson, Iain L Lamont
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The human metabolome and machine learning improves predictions of the post-mortem interval [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsAn accurate prediction of the time since death, known as the post-mortem interval, remains a critical research question in forensic and police investigations.
Rasmus Magnusson +7 more
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The effects of death and post-mortem cold ischemia on human tissue transcriptomes [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2018 RNA levels in post-mortem tissue can differ greatly from those before death. Studying the effect of post-mortem interval on the transcriptome in 36 human tissues, Ferreira et al.
Pedro G. Ferreira +21 more
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An Entomological Model for Estimating the Post-Mortem Interval
Communication in Biomathematical Sciences, 2021 Identification of post-mortem interval started from the time when the dead body was found. The main question is to identify the time of death. In reality, the task is complicated since many local factors are involved in the process of decomposition.
Vania Mene Risriani +2 more
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Comparison of Accumulated Degree-Days and Entomological Approaches in Post Mortem Interval Estimation [PDF]
Insects, 2021 Establishing the post mortem interval (PMI) is a key component of every medicolegal death investigation. Several methods based on different approaches have been suggested to perform this estimation.
Lorenzo Franceschetti +5 more
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Application of Micro-Computed Tomography for the Estimation of the Post-Mortem Interval of Human Skeletal Remains [PDF]
Biology, 2022 It is challenging to estimate the post-mortem interval (PMI) of skeletal remains within a forensic context. As a result of their interactions with the environment, bones undergo several chemical and physical changes after death.
Verena-Maria Schmidt +10 more
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Post-Mortem Interval Estimation Based on Insect Evidence: Current Challenges [PDF]
Insects, 2021 During death investigations insects are used mostly to estimate the post-mortem interval (PMI). These estimates are only as good as they are close to the true PMI.
Szymon Matuszewski
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Post-mortem interval of buried homicides in Okuku, Nigeria
Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2023 Background Post-mortem interval estimation of carcasses buried in shallow graves is a grey area in Nigerian forensic investigations. Most of the investigations and court decisions on the time of death of concealed homicides are based on assumptions in ...
Darlington Nnamdi Onyejike +3 more
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Dysregulation of miR-381-3p and miR-23b-3p in skeletal muscle could be a possible estimator of early post-mortem interval in rats [PDF]
PeerJ, 2021 Background The post-mortem interval (PMI) is the time elapsed since the dead of an individual until the body is found, which is relevant for forensic purposes. The miRNAs regulate the expression of some genes; and due to their small size, they can better
Vanessa Martínez-Rivera +11 more
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Flies Do Not Jump to Conclusions: Estimation of the Minimum Post-Mortem Interval for a Partly Skeletonized Body Based on Larvae of Phormia regina (Diptera: Calliphoridae) [PDF]
Insects, 2021 Skeletonization is often perceived as an indicator of long post-mortem intervals. The finding of feeding larvae of first colonizers, on the other hand, indicates days. We present a case in which both findings were present.
Senta Niederegger, Gita Mall
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