[Age-related differences in the histological structure of children nails in forensic practice].

The purpose of this work is to determine the histological features of the inner surface structure of the nail plates' free edge in children aged 0 to 1 year and from 1 to 17 years for forensic practice. The results of a histological human nail plates' examination by the method of staining with hematoxylin and eosin and microscopy in transmitted light using a biological microscope XSZ-147E at magnification from 54 to 400 were presented. From 0 to 1 year old and from 1 year to 17 years old age differences appear, which can be used in forensic medical practice as an identification feature.