Mitochondrial DNA and STR Analyses of Maggot Crop Contents: Effect of Specimen Preservation Technique

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 341-344

  Linville, Jason G ^a   Hayes, Jack ^b   Wells, Jeffrey D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calliphora vicina; Calliphoridae; Death investigation; Forensic entomology; Forensic science; Human DNA analysis; Postmortem interval

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; FORMALDEHYDE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA DETERMINATION; FLY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INSECT; LARVA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSTMORTEM INTERVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; SPLEEN; TISSUE FIXATION; TISSUE PRESERVATION; ZOOLOGY;

EID: 1542286893     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2003266     Document Type: Conference Paper

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