0 Question: Why does rigor mortis only last a day? Keywords: death, rigor mortis Asked by summss to Charlotte, Jo, Kevin, Louise, Valeria on 17 Jun 2012.
Joanna Cruden answered on 17 Jun 2012:
It is simply down to the muscles and the body decomposing, it lasts for about 24 hours in humans but can be much less in smaller species
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