Evaluation of aspartic acid racemization ratios in the human femur for age estimation

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 949-953

  Ohtani, Susumu ^a   Matsushima, Yoshibumi ^b   Kobayashi, Yasuhito ^b   Kishi, Kiyozo ^b  

^a KANAGAWA DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b SAITAMA CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Age estimation; Aspartic acid; Bone; Femur; Forensic anthropology; Forensic medicine; Forensic pathology; Forensic science; Racemization

Indexed keywords

ACID; ASPARTIC ACID; COLLAGEN; PEPTIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE AGE; CADAVER; FEMALE; FEMUR; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACEMIC MIXTURE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0031704896     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14339j     Document Type: Article

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