title: [Historical aspects of the determination of the time of death].
abstract: The origins of the determination of the time of death are presented with special reference to the signs of death, rigor mortis and body cooling, as well as to the supravital electrical response of skeletal muscle. The systematic method for future research resulting from these old experiments is presented, with the aim of making a more precise estimation of the time of death by standardization of the influencing factors.
mesh_terms: D005060:Europe; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000266:history*; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States
vernacular_title: Historisches zur Todeszeitbestimmung.