Use of solid-phase double-antibody radioimmunoassay to identify species from small skeletal fragments

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 924-929

  Ubelaker, Douglas H ^a   Lowenstein, Jerold M ^b   Hood, Darden G ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MicroAnalytica LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone fragments; Forensic science; Radioimmunoassay; Species identification

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IODINE 125;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; DEER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOG; DONKEY; EVALUATION; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GOAT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RADIOISOTOPE DISTRIBUTION; SOLID; SOLID PHASE DOUBLE ANTIBODY RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; SWINE; WHITE TAILED DEER;

EID: 4444373187     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2003399     Document Type: Article

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