Prim ary subarachnoid hemorrhage(SAH)is not uncommon in forensic autopsy.This paper reported 7 cases of primary SAH.Disputes about the cause of death arose because death occured after minor head injuries.Through thorough histopathological examination,causesof primary SAH in these 7 ca- ses were determined:arteriovenous malformation of the brain in 5 cases; aneurysm in 1 case;giant cell arteritis in 1 case.Causes of SAH were undeter- mined macroscopically in all these cases.The misdiagnosis of traumatic SAH were made in 4 reappraisal cases.Facts indicated the importance of thorough histopathological examination tor determining real causes of SAH. The literature was reviewed and the methods of histopathological exa- mination,as well as the attention it must paid were discussed.

0.05).The exclusion probability of Gc is 34.8% and discrimination probability of Gc is 79.44%.There are not any significant difference of the distribution of Gc subtypes between the Hun population in Chengdu and those in Hong Kong and Japanese.The difference of the distribution of Gc subtypes between the Han population in Chengdu and those in Malaysia,Indonesia,India as well as the American caucasians,Belgians,Icelander and West German are sig- nificant. The phenotyping of Gc in 11 bloodstain samples kept in room temperature for twenty weeks were carried out successfully also using PAGIF followed by immunofixation method.

Group-specific component(Gc), one of the polymorphic proteins of human plasma,has been isolated and purified from human plasma of Gc 2-2 phenotype by a procedure including DEAE-Sephadex-A50,Sephadex G100 and DEAE-Sephadex-A50 chromatography. The purified Gc identified by PAGE,SDS-PAGE and immunoelectrophoresis was homogeneous and reacted specifically with the commercial anti-Gc serum (DAKO) kit. The molecular weight of the purified Gc was about 58 kd.

Experimental incised wounds 8 mm in diameter were made on the right side of the back of 48 rats under anesthesia using aseptic technique. All animals were randomly divided into 12 groups according to the time of wound biopsies which were taken immediately after skin cutting, lh,12h,24h,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 and 10 days after wounding.One rat of each group was given colchicine before animal sacrifice in order to observe cell mitosis. Skin specimens were fixed in 10% formalin,embeded in paraffin and sectioned for HE stain,Gorden and Sweet stain for reticular fiber,Weigert stain for elastic fiber,PTAH stain for fibrin and Van Gieson stain.Macroscopically, wounds were getting smaller daily,and reduced in size markedly on the 6～7th day. The histologic changes were as follows:Acute inflammation on the wall of wounds occurred 1h after skin cutting;profuse fibrin exudation at the top of the base and on the wall of wounds at 24h;new capillary formation and regeneration of the epidermis on the 2nd day;granulation tissue formation and collagen fiber deposition on the 3rd day;small artery formation in the granulation tissue on the 4～5th day;granulation tissue maturation and the regenerating tissue covering the whole wound area on thd 6～7th day;the scar formation and contraction on the 8～9th day;further sear contration on the 10th day.The epidermis regenerated from the proliferation of the epidermis at the edge of the wound with the speed of 1.23mm/day. The regeneration of the epithelium proceeded under the necrotic tissue on both the wall and at the base of wounds. The mechanism of the wound contraction was discussed.

The protein components from single hair(1～5 cm in length)have been analysedby using mini SDS-gradient polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis(5.0～17.0%).Thekeratins from hairs of human,pan,comopithecus,hylobates,oryctolagus and caviawere compared.Keratin in human hair differed from the animal hairs in the lowmolecular weight components.The low-sulphur protein and high-sulphur proteinfrom hairs were determined by means of N-(3-pyrene)maleimide labelled hair proteins.The molecular weight of the former was within the range of 45,000～52,000 daltonwhile that of the latter within the range of

The sperm antigens were examined using the method of ELISA and specific monoclonal antiboby against human sperm.The results of ELISA method of 10 fresh seminal fluid samples and 15 seminal stains showed 100% positive rate. Even diluted the fresh seminal fluid to 10~6 times of seminal stains extract to 51?0~5 times,both were positive also.However,it was negtive for testing other specimens such as saliva stains,urine stains,colostrum stains,sweat stains, vaginal secretion stains and human seminal stains after vesoligation. The result certificate that using specific antibody to the sperm,the ELISA method is high sensitive and specific for the sperm antigen assay.

A new method of determination of COHb is reported in this paper by two- wavelength second-derivative spectrophotometry.Blood was diluted with a solution of THAM containing Na_2S_2O_4.The second-derivative spectrum was measured in the region of 500-600 nm and the derivative absorbance differerce ?Ax was deter mined at the wavelengths of 564 nm and 576 nm.Then the solution was satura- ted with CO gas.The second-derivative spectrum of COHb was measured in the same region.The derivative absorbance difference ?A_(100) was determined at the same wavelengths.The COHb in blood was calculated by the ratio of ?Ax to ?A_(100).The results of determination of COHb in standard blood samples were in good agreement with the theoretical values.

Identiifcation of tissues/body lfuids in forensic science is important for criminal cases investigation such as crime scene reconstruction, conclude the character of crime. Recently, many researches of Epigenetic shows that tissue speciifc differentially methylated regions(tDMRs) have the ability to as a biomarker for identiifcation of tissues/body lfuids. In this paper, we reviewed the study progress and summarized the probability, advantage and disadvantage as well as application value and the development direction of the application of DNA methylation in the aspect of identifying the tissues/ body lfuids source, aiming at providing a reference for the related research and application.

Estimation of postmortem interval(PMI) by ocular tissues has been a new top subject in the forensic research and practice ifelds. A lot of research results showed that the changes of cornea, retina, vitreous humor and aqueous humor and so on exist a high linear correlation with PMI, which can be used to estimate PMI. This paper reviewed recent progress of study on them.

Amniotic lfuid embolism refers to the accessible amniotic lfuid component of maternal circulation leading to a series of severe symptoms, such as pulmonary embolism, shock or even death. Up till now, AFE is a diagnosis of exclusion. The sensitivity and specificity of these methods were poor. With the increasing maternal mortality caused by AFE in forensic medicine, it is important to seeking for more precise diagnosis method. This review intends to provide methodological reference for forensic identification through the research progress of the diagnosis of AFE.