The quantitative alteration of the DNA content in strangulation marks is an artefact

Forensic Science International

Volumn 89, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 15-20

  Grellner, Wolfgang ^a   Benecke, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

DNA content; Hanging; Histology; Strangulation marks; Vitality; Water content

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHLOROFORM; DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPHOTOMETRY; DIPLOIDY; DNA CONTENT; DNA DETERMINATION; DRY SKIN; FEMALE; HANGING; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEUKOCYTE MIGRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRANGULATION; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0030877742     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(97)00069-8     Document Type: Article

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