PECULIARITIES OF MICROSCOPIC CHANGES IN THE TISSUE OF THE HUMAN ORGANISM AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF DEATH

Determining the time since death is one of the most important tasks in the practice of experts, especially in the investigation of criminal cases. However, the various methods currently available often give wide ranges of time values and sometimes contradict each other, which does not meet the needs of the investigating authorities. All this encourages the world’s leading scientists to find high-precision methods for establishing the posthumous interval, applicable to routine use in practice. Microscopic research methods are considered to be the most subject to these criteria.Aim of the work. Review of modern literature data on the features of the study of microscopic changes in human tissues in order to diagnose the time since death.Conclusion. Based on the above, it is necessary to introduce into the practice of forensic and pathological services new promising methods and technologies for diagnosing the age of death, which would ensure its accurate defi nition, taking into account diff erent types of death and adverse factors.