Technical notes for age estimation using the femur: Influence of various analytical conditions on D-aspartic acid contents

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 361-364

  Ohtani, S ^a  

^a KANAGAWA DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Age determination; D aspartic acid; Femur; Racemization; Total amino acid

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; HYDROCHLORIC ACID;

ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BONE; CASE REPORT; FEMUR; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; MALE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0037003815     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-002-0339-2     Document Type: Article

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