PMID: 6165657Mar 1, 1981Paper

Early epidermal changes in heat- and electrically injured pig skin. I. A light microscopic study

Forensic Science International : Synergy
H K ThomsenI K Genefke

Abstract

In order to find methods applicable for disclosing electrical torture, pig skin was exposed to heat and electricity under controlled circumstances. Biopsies were obtained immediately after exposure and the morphology of the heat lesions was compared to that of electrical lesions. The cytoplasm of epidermal cells in heat lesions appeared granular or fibrillar, while the nuclei were rather unaffected. In electrical lesions the cytoplasm appeared homogeneous often with a peculiar white colour in hematoxylin-eosin stained sections. The nuclei were either dark and shadowy or enlarged and vesicular. The keratin in electrical lesions often showed a bright yellow colour. Small defects in the epidermis were seen in some electrical lesions. Thus the morphology of electrical lesions differed markedly from that of heat lesions. Although some of these differences may be due to differences in distribution and intensity of energy, it is probable that pH shifts in the cells due to electrolysis is the main cause of the specific morphology of electrical lesions.

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Jun 21, 1995·Forensic Science International : Synergy·X XuP Deng
Jul 10, 2003·Forensic Science International : Synergy·Lis DanielsenHans Draminsky Petersen
Jul 25, 2013·BMC Veterinary Research·Mar MeleroJosé Manuel Sánchez-Vizcaíno
Mar 1, 1981·Forensic Science International : Synergy·H K ThomsenI K Genefke
Dec 22, 2005·IEEE Transactions on Bio-medical Engineering·Andrei PatriciuHans Stødkilde-Jørgensen
May 13, 2008·Forensic Science International : Synergy·Ibrahim UzünMehmet Akif Inanici
Sep 1, 1983·Acta Pathologica, Microbiologica, Et Immunologica Scandinavica. Section A, Pathology·H K ThomsenP Christoffersen
Sep 1, 1982·Acta Pathologica, Microbiologica, Et Immunologica Scandinavica. Section A, Pathology·H K ThomsenI K Genefke
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