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A Review and Conceptual Model of Factors Correlated with Postmortem Root Band Formation
Author(s) -
Donfack Joseph,
Castillo Hilda S.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of forensic sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.715
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1556-4029
pISSN - 0022-1198
DOI - 10.1111/1556-4029.13776
Subject(s) - root (linguistics) , abiotic component , biology , ecology , philosophy , linguistics
It is generally accepted within the forensic trace evidence community that a postmortem root band ( PMRB ) can appear in the root of hairs attached to remains during decomposition. Presently, the specific sequences of events and/or exact molecular signals that lead to the formation of a PMRB are not well understood. The published literature addressing the abiotic and biotic factors that correlate with the formation of PMRB s is reviewed and a conceptual model for the formation of PMRB s is proposed.