Identification of human remains using DNA isolated from bones stored under various conditions and for different post mortem times

Croatian Medical Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 214-216

  Kubat, Milovan ^a   Gusić, Stjepan ^a   Martinović, Snježana ^a   Zečević, Dušan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Bone and bones; DNA polymerases; Forensic medicine; Postmortem changes

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER;

AIR; ARTICLE; BONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SILVER STAINING; SOIL; STORAGE; TANDEM REPEAT; TIME;

EID: 0029783110     PISSN: 03539504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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