Biomaterial Database

[Studies on the estimation of the postmortem interval. 1. The temperature of cadaver (author's transl)]. 1977

T Suzutani, and H Ishibashi, and T Takatori

The relationship was investigated between the postmortem intervals and the rectal temperatures of 35 persons who had died at known times and had been subjected to medico-legal autopsies after exposed to changed environments. The influence of air temperature, body size and cause of death upon the cooling rate of cadaver has been found to be complex and not to be analyzed quantitatively. It has been concluded that the time of death cannot be estimated merely by means of the temperature reading of cadaver.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007223	Infant	A child between 1 and 23 months of age.	Infants
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D011180	Postmortem Changes	Physiological changes that occur in bodies after death.	Adipocere,Algor Mortis,Cruor,Livor Mortis,Change, Postmortem,Changes, Postmortem,Postmortem Change
D001831	Body Temperature	The measure of the level of heat of a human or animal.	Organ Temperature,Body Temperatures,Organ Temperatures,Temperature, Body,Temperature, Organ,Temperatures, Body,Temperatures, Organ
D002102	Cadaver	A dead body, usually a human body.	Corpse,Cadavers,Corpses
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D002675	Child, Preschool	A child between the ages of 2 and 5.	Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005260	Female		Females
D005554	Forensic Medicine	The application of medical knowledge to questions of law.	Legal Medicine,Medicine, Forensic,Medicine, Legal