DNA evidence uncompromised by active oxygen

TheScientificWorldJournal

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages 387-392

  Castelló, Ana ^a   Francés, Francesc ^a   Verdú, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bloodstains investigation; Forensic genetics; Forensic sciences; Hemoglobin test; Presumptive test

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE OXYGEN; BLUESTAR; DETERGENT; DNA; HEMOGLOBIN; INDICATOR; LUMINOL; OXYGEN; PHENOLPHTHALEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; BLOOD STAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DEGRADATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VALIDITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; OXYGEN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AMSONIA;

EID: 77951746244     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/tsw.2010.47     Document Type: Article

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