Ancient DNA in human bone remains from Pompeii archaeological site

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 247, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 901-904

  Cipollaro, M ^a   Di Bernardo, G ^a   Galano, G ^a   Galderisi, U ^a   Guarino, F ^b   Angelini, F ^b   Cascino, A ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

aDNA; Amelogenin; Diagenesis; PCR

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; BONE; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032577923     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1998.8881     Document Type: Article

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