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Estimation of Post Mortem Interval by Means of Changes in the Eye-vitreous Humour Potassium Levels


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1 Seth G.S. Medical College , KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India
2 Nmdvps's Dr. V.N. Pawar Maratha Vidya Prasarak Samaj's Dr. Vasantrao Pawar Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Nashik, India
     

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The present study was carried out in Shri. Vasantrao Naik Government Medical College, Yavatmal. The dead bodies brought to the mortuary were used as material for collection of vitreous humour sample from the eyes of deceased. The vitreous analytes have been investigated to establish their correlationship with PMI or time since death. A significant linear correlationship, at various degrees, was seen to exist between PMI and vitreous potassium

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Potassium, Vitreous Humour, Post Mortem Interval
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Authors

Deokar Ravindra
Seth G.S. Medical College , KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India
Shendarkar Ajay
Nmdvps's Dr. V.N. Pawar Maratha Vidya Prasarak Samaj's Dr. Vasantrao Pawar Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Nashik, India

Abstract


The present study was carried out in Shri. Vasantrao Naik Government Medical College, Yavatmal. The dead bodies brought to the mortuary were used as material for collection of vitreous humour sample from the eyes of deceased. The vitreous analytes have been investigated to establish their correlationship with PMI or time since death. A significant linear correlationship, at various degrees, was seen to exist between PMI and vitreous potassium

Keywords


Potassium, Vitreous Humour, Post Mortem Interval

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