Sex determination from dentin and pulp in a medicolegal context

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 144, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1379-1385

  Zapico, Sara C ^a   Ubelaker, Douglas H ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Basic sciences; Dental pulp; Dentin; Disasters; DNA; Forensic dentistry; Gene expression; Genetics; Incisor; Molar

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; AMELOGENIN; DNA;

ADULT; AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; AGED; CHEMISTRY; DENTIN; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; INCISOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR TOOTH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROCEDURES; SEX DETERMINATION; TOOTH PULP;

ACTINS; ADULT; AGED; AMELOGENIN; DENTAL PULP; DENTIN; DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCISOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DETERMINATION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84902130316     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2013.0074     Document Type: Article

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