Postmortem Changes (Adipocere)

04/01/1987 - "Postmortem changes in rat brain: studies on membrane-bound enzymes and receptors."
03/01/1981 - "A study was made of postmortem changes in the activity of "antioxidative" enzymes and in the content of primary and secondary products of lipid peroxidation in rabbit tissues (aorta, liver). "
08/10/1994 - "Postmortem changes in the drug-metabolizing enzymes in rat liver microsome were studied. "
08/10/1994 - "Postmortem changes in drug-metabolizing enzymes of rat liver microsome."
04/01/1990 - "Postmortem changes in mitochondrial respiratory enzymes in brain and a preliminary observation in Parkinson's disease."

11/10/2005 - "This study was conducted to investigate the influence of various soil types on the formation of adipocere in grave soils. "
02/25/2010 - "Thus, the water content of the soils is a crucial factor for adipocere formation."
06/01/2009 - "Fatty acid profiles and concentrations determined for three of the soils correlated with the deposition of a large amount of exogenous organic matter, most likely adipocere and/or decomposed body fat. "
11/10/2005 - "The use of fatty acid profiles from soils and soil interstitial pore waters provide complementary evidence of adipocere formation in foot and mouth burial pits."
11/01/2004 - "Two grave soils (Gleyic Anthrosols) that prevent the timely reuse of graves due to the occurrence of adipocere and a control soil (Gleyic Luvisol) were selected from a cemetery in the Central Black Forest (Southwest Germany). "

01/01/2001 - "A systematic study on postmortem changes of brain proteins has not been performed so far and information is limited to basic principles of specific or nonspecific proteolysis or proteolysis of individual proteins. "
08/15/2013 - "Postmortem changes in proteins that have been implicated in affecting muscle integrity were examined in goose (GG) and duck (DG) gizzard smooth muscle stored at 5°C. "
01/01/2011 - "Postmortem changes may also differ among proteins. "
01/01/2001 - "Postmortem changes in the level of brain proteins."
05/30/2002 - "In this study, GRK2, GRK6, beta-arrestin-2 and associated regulatory proteins (Gbeta proteins and protein phosphatase (PP)-2A) were quantitated in human brains (immunodensity with specific antibodies) to assess for postmortem changes (pattern of protein degradation) and to investigate the effect of aging on these regulatory proteins as well as their subcellular distribution (cytosol and membrane fractions). "

05/01/2012 - "The results herein reveal that adipocere can indeed form on defleshed bones under the right conditions and that even residual adipose and lipids in defleshed bones are sufficient to produce adipocere growth on the surfaces of bone."
09/01/2011 - "Adipocere is a late-stage postmortem decomposition product that forms from the lipids present in soft tissue. "
01/01/1996 - "[Biochemical study of the tissue lipids in a human corpse in a state of adipocere]."
01/01/2015 - "A basic requirement of a successful lipid study is adequate pre-analytical sample handling, as some lipids can be unstable and postmortem changes can cause substantial accumulation of free fatty acids (FFAs). "
01/01/1996 - "Biochemical studies of adipocere to detect phospholipids and the percent of ratio of total lipids and their classes were carried out for the first time."

07/01/2010 - "Free fatty acids composition in adipocere of the Kwäday Dän Ts'ìnchí ancient remains found in a glacier."
02/25/2010 - "Four free fatty acids (myristic, palmitic, oleic and stearic) were analysed (using a methodology based on an extraction step followed by a derivatization reaction and high performance liquid chromatography analysis) in soil samples as a sign of adipocere formation. "
02/01/2010 - "LC-MS identification of derivatized free fatty acids from adipocere in soil samples."
01/01/2015 - "A basic requirement of a successful lipid study is adequate pre-analytical sample handling, as some lipids can be unstable and postmortem changes can cause substantial accumulation of free fatty acids (FFAs). "
03/01/2014 - "Adipocere formation required an abundance of gram-positive bacteria during the early postmortem period to assist in lipolysing the triglycerides into free fatty acids. "

05/19/2000 - "In this study, we sacrificed the animals in liquid nitrogen to minimize postmortem changes. "
07/01/2009 - "Furthermore, the nitrogen content and the fatty acid composition of the adipocere samples were analyzed. "
04/01/1987 - "To avoid postmortem changes, tissues were frozen in liquid nitrogen immediately after removal. "
07/20/1973 - "Fixation of rat brain tissue by freeze-blowing, microwave irradiation, immersion of whole rats in liquid nitrogen, and decapitation into liquid nitrogen indicates that postmortem changes in metabolites and enzyme forms are minimal in freeze-blown brains. "
12/01/1988 - "Postmortem changes of blood urea, creatinine, non-protein nitrogen, uric acid & ammonia levels in rabbit."

08/01/1993 - "Species differences in dopamine transporters: postmortem changes and glycosylation differences."
11/01/1988 - "These data suggest that postmortem changes in various biochemical parameters of dopamine function are more rapid than has been generally appreciated. "
08/01/1993 - "Rapid postmortem changes of rat striatum dopamine, serotonin, and their metabolites as monitored by brain microdialysis."
12/01/1981 - "Other kinetic parameters of dopamine-sensitive adenylate cyclase can also be measured independently of postmortem changes. "
02/07/1997 - "Effects of ion channel blockers on rapid postmortem changes in extracellular dopamine and serotonin levels in the rat nucleus accumbens."

02/07/1997 - "These observations suggested that rapid postmortem changes in ACC DA and 5-HT release were associated with the action of calcium ion channels and/or voltage gated channels in the CNS."
08/01/1993 - "Rapid postmortem changes of rat striatum dopamine, serotonin, and their metabolites as monitored by brain microdialysis."
04/01/1981 - "Postmortem changes of 5-hydroxytryptamine and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid in mouse brain and their prevention by pargyline and microwave irradiation."
12/01/1989 - "Increased flux through the 5-HT pathway during hyperammonemia was indicated by a significant positive correlation between Gln concentration and the ratio of 5-HIAA to 5-HT in the brain of spf mice taken after microwave irradiation to prevent postmortem changes in metabolites. "
02/07/1997 - "Effects of ion channel blockers on rapid postmortem changes in extracellular dopamine and serotonin levels in the rat nucleus accumbens."

01/01/1995 - "The purpose of this study was to characterize postmortem changes in cocaine and metabolite concentrations relative to premortem concentrations over time at two anatomic sites: peripheral blood and vitreous humor, in a controlled, large animal model. "
10/01/2001 - "Adipose tissues with and without livor mortis from the thigh area of the same decedent were analyzed for cocaine. "
05/01/1991 - "Site-dependent postmortem changes in blood cocaine concentrations."
06/01/1990 - "A detailed, correlative, histologic evaluation of postmortem changes in the nasal mucosa of chronic cocaine users has shown characteristic mucosal and arteriolar changes as well as typical perivascular and subepithelial alterations compatible with chronic inflammation. "

11/01/1983 - "Studies are reported on separation and identification of 10-hydroxy-12-octadecenoic acid in human adipocere. "
11/01/1983 - "Identification of 10-hydroxy-12-octadecenoic acid in adipocere."
06/28/1996 - "On the other hand, we found out that there was 10-hydroxy-12-octadecenoic acid (10-OHODA) from linoleic acid in some kinds of adipocere. "
12/01/1993 - "On the other hand, we found out that there was 10-hydroxy-12-octadecenoic acid (10-OHLA) from linoleic acid in some kinds of adipocere. "
12/01/2001 - "On the other hand, we found out that there was 10-hydroxy-12-octadecenoic acid (10-OHODA) in the linoleic acid in human adipocere and that there were 9-chloro-10-methoxy (9-methoxy-10-chloro) palmitic acid and 9-chloro-10-methoxy (9-methoxy-10-chloro) stearic acid in human neonate adipocere."

11/20/2009 - "This study showed that abdominal radiographic postmortem changes occurred most rapidly between 8 and 16h post-euthanasia at the ambient temperature of 22-33 degrees C."
07/01/2002 - "This study examined the influence of water temperature, size of larval and juvenile walleye (Stizostedion vitreum), stress, long-term storage, postmortem changes, and methods of euthanasia on ChE activity. "
11/01/2008 - "A weight was dropped from a given height onto the right dorsal limb of each anesthetized rat, with a control group and three stress groups (n = 4, each): 1000 g-80 cm, 1000 g-40 cm, and 500 g-40 cm. To explore the postmortem changes, we also included ten groups comprised of control and 1000 g-80 cm groups, whose tissues were harvested during 12 hours after euthanasia. "
07/01/2002 - "Water temperature (17.2, 20.9, and 24.6 degrees C), stress, long-term storage (up to 180 days), postmortem changes, and method of euthanasia had no effect on ChE activity of walleye. "

01/01/1990 - "Nucleotide levels in human and bovine lenses: a study on regional postmortem changes."

01/01/2010 - "Findings are classified into 3 categories: cause of death and associated changes, changes induced by cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and postmortem changes. "
09/01/2006 - "Because cTnT concentration of postmortem blood samples is affected by non-cardiac-related natural death, postmortem changes, or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the results from using the kits are not reliable in determining the cause of death. "

07/01/2015 - "Due to the high ambient temperature, sauna deaths show a few confounding particularities, such as an accelerated onset of the postmortem changes, that can make correct assessment of the manner of death difficult and severely constrain the accuracy of post- mortem interval estimates. "

09/01/1969 - "Postmortem changes in endothelial cells of aortic valve homografts."