Evaluation of amylase testing as a tool for saliva screening of crime scene trace swabs

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 194-198

  Hedman, Johannes ^a,b   Dalin, Erik ^a   Rasmusson, Birgitta ^a   Ansell, Ricky ^a,c  

^a Statens kriminaltekniska laboratorium   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Amylase; Crime scene; Forensic DNA analysis; Presumptive test; Saliva; Sampling; Swab

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE;

ARTICLE; CRIME; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS;

AMYLASES; CRIME; DNA; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; SALIVA;

EID: 79953897230     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2010.03.003     Document Type: Article

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