Selective biodegradation in hair shafts derived from archaeological, forensic and experimental contexts

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 450-457

  Wilson, A S ^a   Dodson, H I ^a   Janaway, R C ^a   Pollard, A M ^b   Tobin, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioarchaeology; Cortex; Cuticle; Forensic taphonomy; Keratin; Melanin

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP HAIR; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOIL MICROFLORA; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; BURIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; SCALP; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34547915231     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.07973.x     Document Type: Article

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