Rigor mortis. Computer illustration showing the mechanism by which rigor mortis sets in in muscle tissue after death. Rigor mortis is caused by chemic

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Rigor mortis. Computer illustration showing the mechanism by which rigor mortis sets in in muscle tissue after death. Rigor mortis is caused by chemical changes in the muscles after death, causing the limbs of the corpse to stiffen.

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Size: 3048px × 6004px
Photo credit: © CLAUS LUNAU/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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