학술논문
Technical note: histological staining of secondary osteons
Document Type
Academic Journal
Source
American Journal of Physical Anthropology. Nov, 1995, Vol. 98 Issue 3, p391, 4 p.
Subject
Language
ISSN
0002-9483
Abstract
The method devised by E.R. Kerley in 1965 for determining the age of death of a person by counting the secondary osteons, osteon fragments, Haversian canals and the percentage of lamellar bone from the midshaft of long bones has so far not been reliable in estimating age of death in people. The method can be improved by using a staining method that improves the distinguishability of histological structures such as cement lines and cell lacunae.