Development of an antigen-based rapid diagnostic test for the identification of blowfly (Calliphoridae) species of forensic significance

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 162-165

  McDonagh, Laura ^a   Thornton, Chris ^a   Wallman, James F ^b   Stevens, Jamie R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antigen; Blowfly; Calliphoridae; Diagnostic test; Lateral flow device

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CALLIPHORIDAE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FLY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; IMMUNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; LARVA; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; DIPTERA; ENTOMOLOGY; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; LARVA; PROTEOME; PROTEOMICS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67349141379     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2009.01.013     Document Type: Article

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