Comparison of Age Estimation in Japanese and Scandinavian Teeth Using Amino Acid Racemization

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 244-247

  Ohtani, Susumu ^a   Yamamoto, Toshiharu ^a  

^a KANAGAWA DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Age estimation; D aspartic acid; Dentin; Forensic science; Racemization; Teeth

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CHEMISTRY; DENTIN; DENTISTRY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEAT; HUMAN; JAPAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SCANDINAVIA; TOOTH; TOOTH ROOT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION BY TEETH; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ASPARTIC ACID; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; DENTIN; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FORENSIC DENTISTRY; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MIDDLE AGED; SCANDINAVIA; TOOTH; TOOTH ROOT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650757134     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01545.x     Document Type: Article

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