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SFEnnisSF:
Does "rigor mortis" set in *that* fast?

BBM-Cat:

--- Quote from: sfericsf on January 27, 2008, 12:33:44 am ---Does "rigor mortis" set in *that* fast?

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Not to be morbid, but here is a description of the post-mortem process. Accordingly, it can set in *that* fast or take longer depending on other factors:

What Causes Rigor Mortis?
Chemistry of Muscle Fibers
By Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D., About.com

http://chemistry.about.com/cs/biochemistry/a/aa061903a.htm

Katie77:

--- Quote from: BBM-Cat on January 27, 2008, 12:47:16 am ---Not to be morbid, but here is a description of the post-mortem process. Accordingly, it can set in *that* fast or take longer depending on other factors:

What Causes Rigor Mortis?
Chemistry of Muscle Fibers
By Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D., About.com

http://chemistry.about.com/cs/biochemistry/a/aa061903a.htm

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Im sorry.....but do we really need to know.....

Ellemeno:
Let's remember that we can skip over reading about the aspects of the situation that don't fit for us.  I don't plan to read that article, but I can see that for some people, processing what has happened could include the need to understand that stuff.

delalluvia:

--- Quote from: BBM-Cat on January 27, 2008, 12:47:16 am ---Not to be morbid, but here is a description of the post-mortem process. Accordingly, it can set in *that* fast or take longer depending on other factors:

What Causes Rigor Mortis?
Chemistry of Muscle Fibers
By Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D., About.com

http://chemistry.about.com/cs/biochemistry/a/aa061903a.htm

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Thanks for the info.  I'm one of those people who like to know this kind of thing, so there are no unanswered questions left in my head.

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