Validation of the hemoglobin (Hb) hypsochromic shift assay for determination of the time since deposition (TSD) of dried bloodstains

Forensic Science International: Genetics Supplement Series

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Hanson, E ^a   Albornoz, A ^b   Ballantyne, J ^a,b  

^a National Center for Forensic Science   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dried bloodstains; Forensic science; Hemoglobin (Hb); Hypsochromic shift; Time since deposition (TSD)

Indexed keywords

DNA; HEMOGLOBIN; POLYESTER;

ARTICLE; BLOOD STAIN; COTTON; CRIME; DNA ISOLATION; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PAPER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROPHOTOMETER; TEMPERATURE; TIME; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 82455175235     PISSN: 18751768     EISSN: 1875175X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigss.2011.09.016     Document Type: Article

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