Evaluation of six presumptive tests for blood, their specificity, sensitivity, and effect on high molecular-weight DNA

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 102-109

  Tobe, Shanan S ^a   Watson, Nigel ^a   Daéid, Niamh Nic ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bluestar ; DNA recovery; Forensic science; Hemastix ; Hemident ; Leuchomalachite green; Luminol; Phenolphthalein; Presumptive tests; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; BLEACHING AGENT; COPPER SULFATE; FERRIC SULFATE; LUMINOL; NICKEL CHLORIDE; PHENPROBAMATE; REAGENT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SCREENING; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HEMODILUTION; HORSERADISH; HUMAN; MEAT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POTATO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPERM; TOMATO;

ANILINE COMPOUNDS; BLOOD; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; DNA; ERYTHROCYTES; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; LEUKOCYTES; LUMINOL; PHENOLPHTHALEIN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 33845863922     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2006.00324.x     Document Type: Article

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