Developmental Validation of RSID™-Semen: A Lateral Flow Immunochromatographic Strip Test for the Forensic Detection of Human Semen

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 489-499

  Old, Jennifer ^a   Schweers, Brett A ^a   Boonlayangoor, Pravat W ^a   Fischer, Brian ^b   Miller, Kevin W P ^b,c   Reich, Karl ^a  

^a Independent Forensics of Illinois   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Kern Regional Crime Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental validation; Forensic science; Forensic serology; RSID Semen; Semen; Sexual assault

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; SEMINAL VESICLE SECRETORY PROTEIN; SEMINAL VESICLE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; SEMINAL VESICLE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; HUMAN; IMMUNOAFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPERM; TEST STRIP; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; DNA FINGERPRINTING; HUMANS; IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAGENT STRIPS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEMEN; SEMINAL VESICLE SECRETORY PROTEINS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 84857440888     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01968.x     Document Type: Article

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