MORPHO METRIC ANALYSIS OF ADRENAL GLANDS IN ACCIDENT DEATH CASES AT VARIOUS POSTMORTEM INTERVALS OF TIME.

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The adrenal glands are the endocrine in nature which secrete hormones usually called as 
freight, flight, fight hormones produced by the medulla of the gland. The cortex of the gland secretes the 
mineralocorticoids especially the Aldosterone that regulates the electrolyte balance and blood pressure, 
glucocorticoids that suppresses the immune system aids in metabolism.
Material and methods: 93 pairs of autopsy specimens were collected from the forensic department within an 
interval of 12-16, 16-20, 20-24hrs of death, and the specimen morphology was measured and analyzed 
statistically.