Antemortem vitreous potassium may strengthen postmortem interval estimates

Jan Kokavec; San H Min; Mei H Tan; Jagjit S Gilhotra; Henry S Newland; Shane R Durkin; Robert J Casson

doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.03.027

Antemortem vitreous potassium may strengthen postmortem interval estimates

Forensic Sci Int. 2016 Jun:263:e18. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.03.027. Epub 2016 Mar 19.

Authors

Jan Kokavec¹, San H Min², Mei H Tan², Jagjit S Gilhotra², Henry S Newland², Shane R Durkin², Robert J Casson²

Affiliations

¹ University of Adelaide, Australia. Electronic address: jkokavec@gmail.com.
² University of Adelaide, Australia.

PMID: 27080618
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.03.027

Abstract

The purpose of this letter is to highlight that postmortem interval estimates using vitreous potassium concentrations may be further optimised by calibration against antemortem vitreous samples.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Comment

MeSH terms

Autopsy
Humans
Postmortem Changes*
Potassium*
Vitreous Body

Substances

Potassium