Age estimation based on aspartic acid racemization in elastin from the yellow ligaments

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 96-101

  Ritz Timme, S ^a   Laumeier, I ^a   Collins, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age estimation; Aspartic acid racemization; Elastin; Yellow ligaments

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; COLLAGEN; ELASTIN;

ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; AGED; AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; ASPARTIC ACID RACEMIZATION; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KINETICS; LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; TECHNIQUE; TISSUE LEVEL;

EID: 0038176380     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-002-0355-2     Document Type: Article

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