The assaying of haemoglobin using luminol chemiluminescence and its application to the dating of human skeletal remains

Luminescence

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 311-316

  Creamer, J I ^a   Buck, A M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b QEII Medical Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chemiluminescence; Forensic science; Luminol; Post mortem interval; Skeletal remains

Indexed keywords

BONE; FORENSIC SCIENCE;

CHEMILUMINESCENCE REACTIONS; CRIME SCENES; ECONOMICAL METHODS; HAEMOGLOBINS; INTERVAL MEASUREMENT; ITS APPLICATIONS; LUMINOL CHEMILUMINESCENCE; LUMINOLS; POST MORTEM INTERVALS; SKELETAL REMAIN;

CHEMILUMINESCENCE;

EID: 70350422781     PISSN: 15227235     EISSN: 15227243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bio.1110     Document Type: Article

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