Telomere shortening and age estimation in forensic medicine

Gerontology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 416-

  Tsuji, A ^a   Ishiko, A ^a,b   Ikeda, N ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Forensic Science Laboratory   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYBRIDIZATION; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TELOMERE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; DNA; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; TELOMERE;

EID: 27944500192     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000088707     Document Type: Letter

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