Scanning electron microscopic observation of erythrocytes and endothelial cells of electrified death rabbits.
To investigate the evidence of electrified death without electric mark, four animal models were developed, which were electrified to death without electric mark left, contrasted with four non-electrified to death models. Erythrocyte and endothelium of aorta and pulmonary artery were observed by scanning electron microscope. It was suggested that some pores can only be seen on the surface of erythrocytes and endothelial cells of aorta and pulmonary artery of those death models group two electrified. However, there were no pores were found on the erythrocytes and endothelial cells of aorta and pulmonary artery of the non-electrified group and normal control group animals. This study indicates that the perforation phenomena might be supposed to diagnose the electrified death cases that no electric mark is left.
Wang
Ye
Y
West China Preclinical and Forensic Medicine School of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Yang
Lan
L
Cheng
Weibo
W
Liu
Min
M
Chen
Xiaogang
X
Zhang
Kui
K
Chen
Hong-min
HM
Liao
Zhigang
Z
D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000473:pathology; D004556:Electric Injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D008297:Male; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000473:pathology; D011817:Rabbits