[Study on the relationship between postmortem interval and the change of absorbance in vitreous humor of rabbit after death].
OBJECTIVE
To seek a exact method of estimating Postmortem interval (PMI).


METHODS
This study was preformed to investigate the relationship between postmortem interval and absorbance in vitreous humor of rabbit after death. The absorbance in vitreous humor of 48 rabbits after death were investigated with Model 754 spectrophotometer in apt wavelength (420 nm).


RESULTS
There exists positive linear regression association between postmortem interval (Y) and absorbance in vitreous humor (X) (r = 0.98327, P < 0.05), during rabbits after death 0 to 72 hours. The formula of linear regression is Y = 453.30 X + 0.75 (Y = postmortem interval = PMI, X = absorbance in vitreous humor).


CONCLUSIONS
The absorbance in vitreous humor can be as reference indicator to estimate PMI within hour 72.
Gong
Z Q
ZQ
Department of Forensic Medicine, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang 330006.
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X M
XM
Sun
Y G
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Wang
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Zhou
X M
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Xu
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Zhou
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D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D011180:Postmortem Changes; D011817:Rabbits; D013053:Spectrophotometry; D013997:Time Factors; D014822:Vitreous Body