Identification of firearms holders by the [Fe(PDT)3] +2 complex. Quantitative determination of iron transfer to the hand and its dependence on palmar moisture levels

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1215-1219

  Avissar, Yaniv Y ^a   Sagiv, Assaf E ^b   Mandler, Daniel ^a   Almog, Joseph ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

3 (2 pyridyl) 5,6 diphenyl 1,2,4 triazine (PDT); Firearms; Forensic science; Iron determination; Palmar sweat

Indexed keywords

5,6 DIPHENYL 3 (2 PYRIDYL) 1,2,4 TRIAZINE; FUCHSINE; IRON; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOLUTION; FIREARM; HAND PALM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SWEATING;

EID: 7544243409     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2004100     Document Type: Article

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