ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Published Online: 1 October 1981
Page Count: 5

Ultrastructure of Human Tissues After Prolonged Interment in Metal-Lined Coffins
Cardellini, C
Assistant professor and postgraduate student, Turin University School of Medicine,

Torre, C
Assistant professor and postgraduate student, Turin University School of Medicine,

(Received 22 October 1980; accepted 12 March 1981)

Abstract

The ultrastructure of certain tissues is sometimes preserved after lengthy interment in metal-lined coffins. Susceptible structures of the epidermis, such as the mitochondria and nuclear envelopes, may be clearly identifiable. Electron microscopy thus permits recognition not only of individual cell types, but also of different intracytoplasmic organelles. In the same way, striped muscle fibers are well preserved, and all components of sarcomeres may be distinguished.

Keywords:
pathology and biology, tissues (biology), microscopy, putrefaction, postmortem changes

Paper ID: JFS11426J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS11426J
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