Age estimation by racemization method in teeth: Application of aspartic acid, glutamate, and alanine

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 701-705

  Arany, Szilvia ^a   Ohtani, Susumu ^b  

^a AKITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KANAGAWA DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Age estimation; Amino acid; Dentin; Forensic science; Odontology; Racemization

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ASPARTIC ACID; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GLUTAMIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DENTIN; DENTISTRY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREMOLAR TOOTH; STATISTICAL MODEL; PROCEDURES; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION BY TEETH; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALANINE; ASPARTIC ACID; BICUSPID; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DENTIN; FLAME IONIZATION; FORENSIC DENTISTRY; GLUTAMIC ACID; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951125492     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01324.x     Document Type: Article

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