title: Electron spin resonance of bloodstains and its application to the estimation of time after bleeding.
abstract: The degradation of blood constituents in unheparinized dry blood was studied with electron spin resonance (ESR) at various temperatures. The intensity of ESR signals of methemoglobins, non-heme irons and organic radicals in dried human blood increases with time. Considering the kinetics of the signal growth, the formation mechanism of the paramagnetic species was discussed. The ESR signal (g = 4.3) of non-heme iron is usable in estimating the time after bleeding or injury using bloodstains.
authors.affiliation: Technical College, Yamaguchi University, Ube, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miki
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kai
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ikeya
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001801:Blood Stains; D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006418:Heme / Q000032:analysis; D006470:Hemorrhage; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008706:Methemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D011336:Probability; D011817:Rabbits; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D006418:Heme; D008706:Methemoglobin; D007501:Iron