A new staining method for constriction marks in skin. |
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| Authors: | W Y Niu J Z Hu X M Zhang |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Forensic Medicine, Criminal Police College of China, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province. |
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| Abstract: | A modified Poley's acid fuchsin-methyl green stain was used to demonstrate ligature marks in tissues taken at autopsy. This stain was compared in 30 cases with haematoxylin-eosin, Mallory's trichrome and Ogata's picro-indigocarmine stains. Using the modified Poley method, it was possible to demonstrate the compression mark in corpses even when post-mortem changes were advanced. The method was found useful in evaluating the cases when the force used was minimal or when the mark was atypical using the usual haematoxylin-eosin method. |
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