Authentication of snakes used in Chinese medicine by sequence characterized amplified region (SCAR)

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1653-1662

  Yau, F C F ^a   Wong, K L ^a   Shaw, P C ^a   But, P P H ^a   Wang, J ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese medicine; Endangered species; Polymerase chain reaction; Random amplified polymorphic DNA; Sequence characterized amplified region; Snake

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SNAKE; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AGKISTRODON; AGKISTRODON ACUTUS; AMPHIBIA; BUNGARUS; BUNGARUS MULTICINCTUS; BUNGARUS MULTICINCTUS MULTICINCTUS; DEINAGKISTRODON ACUTUS; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; ZAOCYS DHUMNADES;

EID: 0036731923     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016836017903     Document Type: Article

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