Forensic botany: Usability of bryophyte material in forensic studies

Forensic Science International

Volumn 172, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 161-163

  Virtanen, Viivi ^a   Korpelainen, Helena ^a   Kostamo, Kirsi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bryophytes; DNA analysis; Forensic botany; Microsatellites; Plants

Indexed keywords

PLANT DNA; RUBBER;

ARTICLE; BOTANY; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOSS; NORMAL HUMAN; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SHOE; WALKING;

EID: 34548277946     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.11.012     Document Type: Article

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