A new method for determination of postmortem interval: Citrate content of bone

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1516-1522

  Schwarcz, Henry P ^a   Agur, Kristina ^a   Jantz, Lee Meadows ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Citrate; Cortical bone; Forensic science; Hydroxyapatite; Storage temperature; Time since death

Indexed keywords

CITRIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BONE; CADAVER; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; POSTHUMOUS CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SWINE; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; BURIAL; CITRIC ACID; FEMALE; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; SWINE;

EID: 78149351071     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01511.x     Document Type: Article

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