Use of PCR-RFLP for differentiation of calliphorid larvae (Diptera, Calliphoridae) on human corpses

Forensic Science International

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 76-81

  Schroeder, H ^a   Klotzbach, H ^a   Elias, S ^a   Augustin, C ^a   Pueschel, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blowfly larvae; Cytochrome oxidase genes; mtDNA; PCR RFLP; Postmortem interval; Restriction enzymes

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CALLIPHORA VICINA; CALLIPHORA VOMITORIA; FLY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; LARVA; LUCILIA SERICATA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

EID: 0037433407     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(02)00457-7     Document Type: Article

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