The effect of laundering on the detection of acid phosphatase and spermatozoa on cotton T-Shirts

Journal of the Canadian Society of Forensic Science

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-5

  Crowe, G ^a   Moss, D ^a   Elliot, D ^a,b  

^a MT ALBERT RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE;

ARTICLE; ASSAULT; BED; CLOTHING; COTTON; DNA DETERMINATION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LAUNDRY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; SAMPLING; SEMINAL PLASMA; SEXUAL CRIME; SPERMATOZOON; TANDEM REPEAT;

EID: 0033918804     PISSN: 00085030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00085030.2000.10757498     Document Type: Article

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