Citation

Ito Y, Tsuda R, Hara M. Igaku Kenkyu 1989; 59(2): 60-62.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1989, Kyushu Daigaku Gakubu Hoigaku Kyoshitsunai, Daido-Gakkan Shuppan-Bu)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2629479

Abstract

Based on the autoptical investigations conducted various informations were provided for the weight of organs, while the same of those organs were observed to be varied by conditions or causes such as: ages, sex distinction, physique build, time elapsed after death, cause of death and so forth. In consideration of above conditions and/or causes, our approach to judicial autopsies on the weight ratio (weight of organ/weight of body X 100) of the brains, lungs, hearts, livers, spleens, pancreases, kidneys and suprarenal glands for a total of 750 corpse resulted in the followings: 1) In regard to the cases of weight ratio of organs to the bodies within the range of ages (29-40) almost no difference has been observed by the age factor with exception of a certain increasing tendency limited to the heart weight ratio as their ages advance. 2) The weight ratio of lungs to the death group such as: by fire, drowning or asphyxia revealed rather higher level as compared with the same group such as: bleeding caused by external wound, gunshot wound or traffic accidents. 3) The weight ratio of spleens caused by the death of bleeding due to external wound and drowning has shown a lower level than that by the death of asphyxia or death of disease. 4) The weight ratio of kidneys for the group of death by fire, asphyxia and diseases has indicated a higher level than same of death group by bleeding resulting from external wound and gunshot wound. 5) The weight ratio of brains by the death of bleeding due to external wound and gunshot wound has shown a lower level than the same of death by asphyxia.

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