Detection of epithelial cells in dried blood stains by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1232-1236

  Bauer, Martin ^a   Kraus, Alexandra ^b   Patzelt, Dieter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cytokeratin 19; Dried blood stains; Forensic science; GAPDH; Glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate dehydrogenase; Menstrual blood; Progesterone receptor; RNA stability; RT PCR; T47D cells

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN 19; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD STAIN; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; EPITHELIUM CELL; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKOCYTE; MENSTRUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEXUAL CRIME;

EID: 0032744064     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14593j     Document Type: Article

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