Citation

Karlsmark T, Thomsen HK, Danielsen L, Aalund O, Nielsen O, Nielsen KG, Genefke IK. Am. J. Forensic Med. Pathol. 1984; 5(4): 333-337.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1984, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

6524597

Abstract

With the aim of being able to trace skin sequelae to electrical torture, an interdisciplinary group of scientists (the "electrical group" of Anti-Torture Research, ATR) has performed controlled morphological studies on skin biopsies from experiments with fully anesthetized pigs. "Vesicular nuclei" in epidermis and a characteristic pattern of collagen calcification in dermis were found to be typical of electrical damage. These alterations were produced by alternating current as well as by direct current.

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