Differential rigor development in red and white muscle revealed by simultaneous measurement of tension and stiffness

Forensic Science International

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 79-84

  Kobayashi, Masahiko ^a,c   Takemori, Shigeru ^b   Yamaguchi, Maki ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c Bexar County Forensic Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Liquid paraffin; Muscle fibre types; Rigor mortis; Stiffness; Temperature

Indexed keywords

LIQUID PARAFFIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAST MUSCLE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; MALE; MOUSE; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MUSCLE TONE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLOW MUSCLE; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 0842283223     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2003.11.026     Document Type: Article

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