Electrophoretic analysis of non-human primates hair keratin

Forensic Science International

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 191-199

  Folin, Marcella ^a   Contiero, Eva ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hair keratin; Isoelectric focusing; Non human primates; Sodium dodecylsulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

KERATIN; POLYPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HAIR ANALYSIS; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; MACACA; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030604268     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(96)02036-1     Document Type: Article

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