A novel method for identifying shahtoosh

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 723-728

  Fei, Jing ^a   Yang, Juan ^a   Zhou, Hui ^a   Tang, Minfeng ^a   Lu, Weiming ^a   Yan, An ^b   Hou, Yin ^b   Zhang, Shuyu ^c  

^a Shanghai Entry Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau   (China)

^b Beijing Entry Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau   (China)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

DNA; Forensic science; Shahtoosh; Species identify; TaqMan polymerase chain reaction; Tibetan antelope

Indexed keywords

DNA PROBE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PRIMER DNA; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 12S;

ANIMAL; ANTELOPE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA PROBE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENETICS; MICROSCOPY; PROCEDURES; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WOOL;

ANIMALS; ANTELOPES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA PRIMERS; DNA PROBES; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; MICROSCOPY; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WOOL;

EID: 84899096995     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.12374     Document Type: Article

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