[Condition and mechanism of formation of mummy in Shanghai region].
To investigates the condition and the mechanism of the formation of mummy in Shanghai region. Three cases of mummy were normaly examinated. It showed that the formation condition of mummy were influenced by season, scene, and the corpse keeping methods etc. In warm and damp southern region in Shanghai, the mummy formation depended on lower temperature, dry environment season, dehydrated and hunger before death, and interfered factors like ventilating and turning over corpse frequently.
Zhang
Wen-Long
WL
Shanghai Forensic Science and Technology Research Institute, Shanghai 200083, China.
Lu
Jia-Ping
JP
Yan
Jian-Jun
JJ
D001344:Autopsy; D002681:China; D004615:Embalming / Q000379:methods; D004780:Environment, Controlled; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009106:Mummies; D013696:Temperature; D014887:Weather