Experimental evaluation of rigor mortis IX. The influence of the breaking (mechanical solution) on the development of rigor mortis.
Objective measurements were carried out to study the possible re-establishment of rigor mortis on rats after "breaking" (mechanical solution). Our experiments showed that: *Cadaveric rigidity can re-establish after breaking. *A significant rigidity can reappear if the breaking occurs before the process is complete. *Rigidity will be considerably weaker after the breaking. *The time course of the intensity does not change in comparison to the controls: --the re-establishment begins immediately after the breaking; --maximal values are reached at the same time as in the controls; --the course of the resolution is the same as in the controls.
Krompecher
Thomas
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Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Lausanne, Rue du Bugnon 21, CH-1005 Lausanne, Switzerland. Thomas.Krompecher@chuv.ch
Gilles
André
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Brandt-Casadevall
Conception
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Mangin
Patrice
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D000818:Animals; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D006614:Hindlimb / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D012298:Rigor Mortis / Q000473:pathology*; D013997:Time Factors