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KMID : 0855520120250010001
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Korean Journal of Physical Anthropology
2012 Volume.25 No. 1 p.1 ~ p.10
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TEM Observation on the Weathering Human Scalp Hair after Burial
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Hwang Kyu-Sung
Nam Yong-Seok
Kim Jeong-Lae
Seo Youn-Kyoung
Paik Doo-Jin
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Abstract
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This study was undertaken to investigate the morphological changes of scalp hair according to weathering after burial and to offer basic data for forensic science.
To examine the effect of weathering degree, the 51 human scalp hairs buried after death were taken from deceased individuals in tombs in Korea. The morphological changes in weathering hair shafts of the scalp were investigated using the transmission electron microscopes(TEM).
There were little morphological differences of weathering depending on the burial period. The weathering changes includes detachment of cuticle layer, aggregation of macrofibril and hollow formation in the cortex according to the burial period.
These results could provide basic data to the field of forensic medicine.
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KEYWORD
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TEM, Human scalp hair, Morphology, Weathering, Forensic science
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