The dependence of monoamine oxidase B activity in the different regions of human spinal cord on the time since death and age
Volchegorskiĭ, I.A.; Telesheva, I.B.; Shemiakov, S.E.; Turygin, V.V.
Sudebno-Meditsinskaia Ekspertiza 47(2): 15-16
2004
ISSN/ISBN: 0039-4521 PMID: 15108383 Document Number: 582384
Dependence of the activity of monoamine oxidase-B (MAO-B) in different human bone marrow (BM) sections on death-coming prescription (DCP) and on age was investigated. It was established that the activity of MAO-B in BM cervical intumescence is an objective DCP marker (within a time span of 12 hours). The enzymatic activity in the thoracic BM section provides for calculating the age of the deceased person.