Sensitivity of the luminol test with blue denim

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1340-1342

  Middlestead, Caitlyn ^a   Thornton, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

blood; chemiluminescence; denim substrate; forensic science; luminol sensitivity; presumptive test

Indexed keywords

LUMINESCENT AGENT; LUMINOL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD STAIN; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; TEXTILE;

BLOOD STAINS; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; LUMINESCENT AGENTS; LUMINOL; MIDDLE AGED; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TEXTILES;

EID: 77956305519     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01427.x     Document Type: Article

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