Table 3 P-value in two-way ANOVA between postmortem interval (PMI) and wet condition on the ZO-1/occludin-positive cell rate.

From: Investigation of postmortem change in the human corneal epithelium via impression cytology

Cell types

PMI

Situation

Interaction

ZO-1 (+)/occludin (+)

< 0.001

0.87

0.12

ZO-1 (−)/occludin (−)

< 0.01

0.80

0.051

  1. Cases until 48 h postmortem were divided into three groups based on the situation where the cadaver was found: with the face submerged in the water in the bathroom (n = 12), with the face not submerged in the water in the bathroom (n = 8), and somewhere other than the bathroom or the waterside (n = 61).
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