Superfecundation and dual paternity in a twin pregnancy ending with placental abruption

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 181-183

  Ambach, Edda ^a   Parson, Walther ^a   Brezinka, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

DNA analysis; Dual paternity; Forensic science; Paternity testing; Placenta; Superfecundation; Twin pregnancy; Twinning

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; ERYTHROCYTE ENZYME; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; PLASMA PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BLOOD GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATERNITY; PATERNITY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EID: 0033988830     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14656j     Document Type: Article

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