An evaluation of techniques for the extraction and amplification of DNA from naturally shed hairs

Biological Chemistry

Volumn 380, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1329-1331

  Vigilant, Linda ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chimpanzees; Extraction; Hair; Noninvasive; PCR; Preamplification

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHIMPANZEE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA PURIFICATION; EXTRACTION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR ROOT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; PAN (APE); PAN TROGLODYTES;

EID: 0032711680     PISSN: 14316730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BC.1999.169     Document Type: Article

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