title: [Morphologic identification of mummified tissue traces].
abstract: Post mortem tissue samples from various human organs (skin, muscle, liver, kidney, brain) were stored at room temperature for a period of one year. During this time the samples were regularly histologically tested. Without any pretreatment of the samples a histological preparation and identification was no longer possible after only a few hours. By the use of a rehydration solution consisting of absolute ethanol (30 ml), aqua dest. (50 ml) and 0.2 M phosphate buffer pH 7.0 (20 ml) a reconstitution and identification was again possible. Further immunhistochemical examinations were also unaffected by the solution. The use of microwave stimulation allowed a reduction of the rehydration process from 24 hours to only 4 hours.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fechner
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Petkovits
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Brinkmann
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D011180:Postmortem Changes; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Morphologische Identifizierung mumifizierter Gewebsspuren.