STR typing of hairs from domestic cats

Forensic Science International: Genetics Supplement Series

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 607-609

  Müller, Kathrin ^a   Brugger, Constantin ^a   Klein, Rachel ^a   Miltner, Erich ^a   Reuther, Frank ^a   Wiegand, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cat DNA; Cat hairs; DNA degradation; Short amplicon multiplex

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DEGRADATION; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; HAIR ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT;

EID: 50349088492     PISSN: 18751768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigss.2007.10.156     Document Type: Article

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