Human bloodstains on biological materials: High-vacuum scanning electron microscope examination using specimens without previous preparation

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 415-419

  Hortolà, Policarp ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT CATALÀ DE PALEOECOLOGIA HUMANA I EVOLUCIÓ SOCIAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

bioimaging; blood smears; haemotaphonomy; red blood cells; scanning electron microscopy; specimen preparation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIVALVE; BLOOD STAIN; ERYTHROCYTE; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TIBIA; TREE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VACUUM;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; BLOOD STAINS; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; TIBIA; TREES; VACUUM;

EID: 84875450959     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: 14358115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1431927612014183     Document Type: Article

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