Application and limitation of a biological clock-based method for estimating time of death in forensic practices

Abstract Estimating time of death is one of the most important problems in forensics. Here, we evaluated the applicability, limitations and reliability of the developed biological clock-based method. We analyzed the expression of the clock genes, BMAL1 and NR1D1, in 318 dead hearts with defined time...

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Published in:	Scientific Reports
Main Authors:	Akihiko Kimura, Yuko Ishida, Mizuho Nosaka, Akiko Ishigami, Hiroki Yamamoto, Yumi Kuninaka, Satoshi Hata, Mitsunori Ozaki, Toshikazu Kondo
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Portfolio 2023-04-01
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-33328-3