Gene Expression During Blow Fly Development: Improving the Precision of Age Estimates in Forensic Entomology

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Tarone, Aaron M ^a   Foran, David R ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calliphoridae; Forensic entomology; Forensic science; Gene expression; Generalized additive model; Lucilia sericata; Reverse transcription PCR; RNA

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CARRIER PROTEIN; CF1 PROTEIN, INSECT; CHAPERONIN; CHITIN SYNTHASE; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; ECDYSONE RECEPTOR; EYE PROTEIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 90; PRIMER DNA; SLALOM PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; STEROID RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TUBULIN; WG PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; WHITE PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; WNT1 PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FLY; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RAT; ZOOLOGY;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTERS; CHAPERONIN 60; CHITIN SYNTHASE; DIPTERA; DNA PRIMERS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; ENTOMOLOGY; EYE PROTEINS; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HSP90 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; LARVA; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; RATS; RECEPTORS, STEROID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TUBULIN; WNT1 PROTEIN;

EID: 78650733495     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01632.x     Document Type: Article

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