Breakdown of complement in the blood correlates with the time since death.
Testing: immunoelectropheresis to measure breakdown products of C3
post-mortem interval in hours =
= (1.56 * (percent of C3 cleaved as a whole number) + 1.64
Limitations:
• Immune or infectious disorders can reduce complement levels, and would result in misleading time estimates.
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Specialty: Clinical Laboratory
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