Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue: 2

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

1Asst. Professor, Seth G.S. Medical College, KEM Hospital, Mumbai

2Asso. Professor, Nmdvps's Dr. V.N. Pawar Maratha Vidya Prasarak Samaj's Dr. Vasantrao Pawar Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Nashik

Online published on 23 July, 2013.

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