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  1. Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Turmstr. 21 (Haus L), 10559, Berlin, Germany

    Michael Tsokos

  2. Discipline of Anatomy and Pathology, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia

    Roger W. Byard

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Tsokos, M., Byard, R.W. Putrefactive “rigor mortis”. Forensic Sci Med Pathol 8, 200–201 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-011-9232-y

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