Identification of human brain from a tissue fragment by detection of neurofilament proteins

Forensic Science International

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-6

  Takata, Tomoyo ^a,b   Miyaishi, Satoru ^a   Kitao, Takashi ^b   Ishizu, Hideo ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b EHIME PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

ELISA; Human brain; Neurofilament protein; Tissue identification

Indexed keywords

BENZYLSULFONYL FLUORIDE; BUFFER; EDETIC ACID; EGTAZIC ACID; NEUROFILAMENT L PROTEIN; NEUROFILAMENT M PROTEIN; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

ACCURACY; ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN HOMOGENATE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXTRACTION; FRAGMENTATION REACTION; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; STAINING; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 3042826863     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.01.020     Document Type: Article

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