Isolating cells from non-sperm cellular mixtures using the PALM® microlaser micro dissection system

Forensic Science International

Volumn 173, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 93-96

  Anoruo, Belinda ^a,b   van Oorschot, Roland ^a   Mitchell, John ^b   Howells, David ^c  

^a Victoria Police Forensic Service Centre   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c AUSTIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

DNA; Laser microdissection, pressure catapulting (LMPC); Mixtures; PALM ; Trace

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL ISOLATION; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA; SOMATIC CELL;

EID: 35348909486     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2007.01.031     Document Type: Article

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