Torre C, Varetto L
J Forensic Sci. 1985 Apr;30(2):448-55.
The authors describe the ultrastructural aspects of the electric burn observed with the transmission electron microscope (TEM) and the scanning electron microscope (SEM). With the TEM the most apparent feature is the homogenization and arrangement of the filamentous cytoplasmic material in elongated and parallel bundles together with elongation of the nuclei and junctional structures. SEM studies present a three-dimensional vision of the filamentous material that confirms and clarifies the cellular deformation as a whole. An hypothesis is advanced suggesting that the phenomenon is due to the effects produced by the extremely rapid dehydration of the tissue or that the electric current and Joule effect can act upon the filaments and contractile proteins, causing the cell deformation.
作者描述了用电镜（透射电子显微镜和扫描电子显微镜）观察到的电烧伤的超微结构特征。在透射电子显微镜下，最明显的特征是丝状细胞质物质均匀化并排列成细长平行束，同时细胞核和连接结构拉长。扫描电子显微镜研究呈现了丝状物质的三维图像，证实并阐明了整体细胞变形情况。本文提出一个假说，认为该现象是由于组织极快速脱水产生的效应所致，或者是电流和焦耳效应作用于细丝和收缩蛋白，导致细胞变形。
