A new approach to the investigation of sexual offenses - Cytoskeleton analysis reveals the origin of cells found on forensic swabs

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 492-498

  Schulz, Martin M ^a   Buschner, Maximilian G D ^a   Leidig, Richard ^a   Wehner, Heinz D ^a   Fritz, Peter ^b   Häbig, Karina ^a   Bonin, Michael ^a   Schütz, Monika ^a   Shiozawa, Thomas ^a   Wehner, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b ROBERT BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cytokeratins; DNA; Epithelial cells; Forensic science; Immunocytology; MRNA; Sexual offense

Indexed keywords

KERATIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUTH MUCOSA; PENIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECTUM; SEXUAL CRIME; STAINING; VAGINA;

EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; KERATINS; MALE; MOUTH MUCOSA; PENIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECTUM; RNA, MESSENGER; SEX OFFENSES; STAINING AND LABELING; VAGINA;

EID: 77649245095     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01071.x     Document Type: Article

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