RNA in forensic science

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 69-74

  Bauer, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Body fluid identification; Gene expression; Real time PCR; RNA; Wound age determination

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; RNA;

AUTOPSY; BODY FLUID; CAUSE OF DEATH; DNA DETERMINATION; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA DEGRADATION; WOUND;

BLOOD STAINS; BODY FLUIDS; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FORENSIC GENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; RNA; RNA STABILITY;

EID: 34247892410     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2006.11.002     Document Type: Review

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