An application of D- and L-aspartic acid mixtures as standard specimens for the chronological age estimation

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1298-1302

  Ohtani, Susumu ^a   Abe, Iwao ^b   Yamamoto, Toshiharu ^a  

^a KANAGAWA DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Age determination; D aspartic acid; Dentin; Forensic science; Racemization; Standard specimen

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CALCULATION; CHILD; DENTIN; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RACEMIZATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; TOOTH;

EID: 27844443083     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2005128     Document Type: Article

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