STR Typing of Human DNA from Fly Larvae Fed on Decomposing Bodies

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 337-340

  Zehner, Richard ^a   Amendt, Jens ^a   Krettek, Roman ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crop content; Forensic entomology; Forensic science; Hypervariable regions; Maggots; STR typing

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AUTOPSY; CARCASS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRIME; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FEEDING; FLY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INSECT; LARVA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSTMORTEM INTERVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; SWINE; ZOOLOGY;

EID: 1542317070     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2003248     Document Type: Conference Paper

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