Changes in kidney glomeruli in relation to the time of death

The estimation of the time of death is until today a medico-legal problem only partially solved. We have studied, by scanning electron microscopy, post-mortem changes of human glomerula in anatomical structures (capillary endothelium) and in times of death (9-15 hrs) barely considered until now. We...

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Published inMedicina (Florence, Italy) Vol. 9; no. 4; p. 393
Main Author Secci, F
Format Journal Article
LanguageItalian
Published Italy 01.10.1989
Subjects
Animals
Humans
Kidney Glomerulus - pathology
Kidney Glomerulus - ultrastructure
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Postmortem Changes
Rabbits
Time Factors
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Summary:The estimation of the time of death is until today a medico-legal problem only partially solved. We have studied, by scanning electron microscopy, post-mortem changes of human glomerula in anatomical structures (capillary endothelium) and in times of death (9-15 hrs) barely considered until now. We observed changes reported by other Authors (altered microvillus morphology, podocyte surface blebs, swelling and retraction of pedicles) as well as interesting changes of capillary endothelium which is still present, even if clearly altered 9 hrs post-mortem, whereas it is no more visible 15 hrs after the death.
ISSN:0392-6516