Analysis of mutation of the plasma cholinesterase gene in a man who had died following a traffic accident

Forensic Science International

Volumn 159, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 223-225

  Tsuji, Akiko ^a   Inoue, Hiromasa ^a   Kudo, Keiko ^a   Ikeda, Noriaki ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Butyrylcholinesterase (BCHE) gene; Direct sequence; Forensic autopsy; Plasma cholinesterase; Point mutation

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE; NUCLEOTIDE; PESTICIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHOLINESTERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CODON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOP CODON; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 33646443225     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2005.08.021     Document Type: Article

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