The Evaluation of Fatty Acid Ratios in Latent Fingermarks by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) Analysis

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2013, Pages

  Michalski, Seth ^a   Shaler, Robert ^a   Dorman, Frank L ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatty acid ratios; Fatty acids; Fingerprints; Forensic science fingermarks; Gas chromatography mass spectrometry

Indexed keywords

ETHER DERIVATIVE; FATTY ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DERMATOGLYPHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; RACE; SEBUM;

ADOLESCENT; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DERMATOGLYPHICS; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; MALE; METHYL ETHERS; SEBUM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872345636     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.12010     Document Type: Article

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