›› 2003, Vol. 0 ›› Issue (2): 76-77.

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The relationship between the postmortem interval and the changes of DNA content in rabbit's cornea epithelial and endothelium by the computerized image analysis

LIU CHENG-QUAN,XIONG PING (DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC MEDICINE,NANHUA UNIVERSITY,HENGYANG 421001,CHINA)   

  • Online:2003-04-25 Published:2003-04-28

Abstract: Objective To study the relationship between the postmortem interval (PMI)and the changes of DNA content in rabbit's cornea epithelial and endothelium. Methods Using the computerized image analysis to measure the DNA content in the cornea epithelial and endothelium of 105 rabbit's at every six hours during 72 hours after death . Results The degradation rate of DNA in nuclear has an apparent relationship in 72 hours after death of the rabbits. Conclusion The determination of the quantity of DNA in cornea nuclear is a new method to estimate the PMI accurately.

Key words: postmortem interval, image analysis, rabbit, cornea, DNA content