DNA identification of sperm cells collected and sorted by flow cytometry

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 254-270

  Di Nunno, Nunzio ^a,e   Melato, Mauro ^b   Vimercati, Antonella ^a   Di Nunno, Cosimo ^a   Costantinides, Fulvio ^a   Vecchiotti, Carla ^c   Frezzini, Cristina ^b   Cina, Steven ^d   Vimercati, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d Universitàa La Sapienza ^*  (United States)

^e POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

CODIS; DNA typing; Flow cytometry; Rape investigation; STR systems

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DNA CONTENT; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; EPITHELIUM CELL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; RAPE; SAMPLING; SEMEN ANALYSIS; TANDEM REPEAT;

DIPLOIDY; DNA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HAPLOIDY; HUMANS; MALE; RAPE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPERMATOZOA; TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES; VAGINAL DOUCHING;

EID: 0041317063     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.paf.0000070224.58005.ac     Document Type: Article

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