Porcine skin as an in-vivo model for ageing of human bite marks

Journal of Forensic Odonto-Stomatology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 30-39

  Avon, Sylvie Louise ^a,b   Wood, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal model; Bite mark; Biting device; Porcine skin

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HISTOLOGY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SKIN; SWINE; WOUND;

EID: 28544436498     PISSN: 0258414X     EISSN: 22196749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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