Pfeiffer's Law

GPTKB entity

Statements (12)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:appliesTo human bodies
gptkbp:describes postmortem rigidity
timing of rigor mortis
gptkbp:field gptkb:medicine
forensic science
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pfeiffer's Law
gptkbp:namedAfter Rudolf Hermann Pfeiffer
gptkbp:state Rigor mortis appears 2-4 hours after death, is complete in 6-12 hours, and disappears in 24-48 hours.
gptkbp:usedFor estimating time since death
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Carl_Pfeiffer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8