Evaluation of four digestive methods for extracting diatoms

Forensic Science International

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-34

  Ming, Mei ^a   Meng, Xiangzhi ^a   Wang, Enyin ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Diatom; Disorganization Can; Drowning; Nitric acid; Proteinase K; Scanning electron microscopy (SEM); Soluene 350

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NITRIC ACID; PROTEINASE K; SOLUENE 350; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATOM; DIGESTION; DROWNING; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 34250888820     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.08.022     Document Type: Article

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