Acid phosphatase screening - Wetting test paper or wetting fabric and test paper?

Science and Justice

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 106-111

  Davidson, G ^a   Jalowiecki, T B ^a  

^a LGC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acid phosphatase screening; Body Fluids Forum; Detection and recovery of semen; Optimising the search

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE;

ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES; SEMEN STAIN; WETTING FABRIC AND TEST PAPER; WETTING TEST PAPER;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; CLINICAL ENZYME TESTS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; HUMANS; MALE; PAPER; SEMEN; TEXTILES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84860886004     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: 18764452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2011.08.001     Document Type: Article

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