Successful identification of two years old menstrual bloodstain by using MMP-11 shorter amplicons

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1387-

  Ferri, Gianmarco ^a   Bini, Carla ^a   Ceccardi, Stefania ^a   Pelotti, Susi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; METALLOPROTEINASE;

AMPLICON; BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH; BLOOD STAIN; BODY FLUID; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; LETTER; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MENSTRUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA ISOLATION; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 11; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 7544240231     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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