Estimation of chronological age using the aspartic acid racemization method on dentin samples

D-Amino Acids: A New Frontier in Amino Acid and Protein Research - Practical Methods and Protocols

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 410-414

  Ohtani, Susumu ^a  

^a KANAGAWA DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Age estimation; D aspartic acid; Dentin; Forensic medicine; Racemization

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EID: 84892106730     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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