title: [Establishing the time of death by the putrefactive transformation of the corpse].
abstract: Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) was used for assessing the time of death. The kinetics of the reaction of the rate of recovery of spin probes incubated with homogenized muscle tissue was studied by repeatedly recording the central component of the probe followed by measuring its amplitude. Muscle tissue of 35 corpses was studied 7 to 182 days postmortem with a one-week interval. The results indicate that EPR may help assess the time of death in corpses transformed by putrefaction. The amplitude of the central component of spin probe EPR spectrum is recommended as the criterion of assessing the length of postmortem period.
authors: V V
authors: VV
authors: Zharov
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001344:Autopsy / Q000379:methods; D003643:Death; D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011180:Postmortem Changes; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Ustanovlenie davnosti nastupleniia smerti pri gnilostnostnoĭ transformatsii trupa.