Morphological Characteristics of the Cartilaginous Tissue of Human Auricle in Different Age Periods
- Authors: Novoselov V.P.1, Savchenko S.V.1, Pyatkova E.V.2, Nadeev A.P.3, Ageeva T.A.3, Chikinev Y.V.4, Polyakevich A.S.4
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Affiliations:
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Novosibirsk State Medical University
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Krasnoyarsk State Medical University
- Department of Pathological Anatomy, Novosibirsk State Medical University
- Department of Hospital and Pediatric Surgery, Novosibirsk State Medical University
- Issue: Vol 160, No 6 (2016)
- Pages: 840-843
- Section: Article
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0007-4888/article/view/236995
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10517-016-3323-4
- ID: 236995
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Abstract
A complex morphological study of the auricle to determine the human age was performed by evaluating the metric sizes between fixed points in each auricle with axial guidelines. The auricular elastic cartilage in different age periods was characterized by thickening of the cartilaginous plate, different mature and immature cartilage zone ratio, variations in the volume density of the intercellular substance and elastic fibers, and change in the numerical density of individual chondrocytes and isogroups. Aggrecan content in the cartilage was shown to increase in different age periods. Age-related structural changes in the auricular cartilage expand the possibilities of forensic medical examination and hold much promise for the identification of personality.
About the authors
V. P. Novoselov
Department of Forensic Medicine, Novosibirsk State Medical University
Email: dr.serg62@yandex.ru
Russian Federation, Novosibirsk
S. V. Savchenko
Department of Forensic Medicine, Novosibirsk State Medical University
Author for correspondence.
Email: dr.serg62@yandex.ru
Russian Federation, Novosibirsk
E. V. Pyatkova
Department of Forensic Medicine, Krasnoyarsk State Medical University
Email: dr.serg62@yandex.ru
Russian Federation, Krasnoyarsk
A. P. Nadeev
Department of Pathological Anatomy, Novosibirsk State Medical University
Email: dr.serg62@yandex.ru
Russian Federation, Novosibirsk
T. A. Ageeva
Department of Pathological Anatomy, Novosibirsk State Medical University
Email: dr.serg62@yandex.ru
Russian Federation, Novosibirsk
Yu. V. Chikinev
Department of Hospital and Pediatric Surgery, Novosibirsk State Medical University
Email: dr.serg62@yandex.ru
Russian Federation, Novosibirsk
A. S. Polyakevich
Department of Hospital and Pediatric Surgery, Novosibirsk State Medical University
Email: dr.serg62@yandex.ru
Russian Federation, Novosibirsk