Determination of relationship between the postmortem interval and the postmortem pericardial enzyme activities is the topic of discussion in various studies. Many authors have demonstrated a highly significant double logarithmic linear relationship between the time since death and the various body fluids electrolytes concentration in human.
In view of these facts, the present study was carried out to substantiate this propensity in the enzymes activity in postmortem pericardial fluid in human. Analysis of pericardial fluid obtained from 150 subjects at autopsy revealed that the rate of activities of creatinine phosphokinase, gamma-glutamyl transferase, lactic dehydrogenase and amylase activities has statically highly significant relationship (p<.0001) with the postmortem interval up to 36 hours of death.
Postmortem interval, time since death, pericardial enzyme activities, creatinine phosphokinase, gamma-glutamyl transferase, lactic dehydrogenase, amylase
