A segment of rbcL gene as a potential tool for forensic discrimination of Cannabis sativa seized at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 353-356

  Mello, I C T ^a   Ribeiro, A S D ^a   Dias, V H G ^a   Silva, R ^a   Sabino, B D ^c   Garrido, R G ^d,e   Seldin, L ^a   de Moura Neto, Rodrigo Soares ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE METROLOGIA   (Brazil)

^c Inst de Criminalistica Carlos Eboli   (Brazil)

^d Instituto de Pesquisa e Perícias em Genética Forense   (Brazil)

^e UNISUAM   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cannabis sativa; rbcL gene; Rio de Janeiro

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; RBCL PROTEIN, PLASTID; RIBULOSEBISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE;

BRAZIL; DRUG TRAFFIC; GENETICS; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

BRAZIL; CANNABIS; DRUG TRAFFICKING; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBULOSE-BISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN;

EID: 84959095389     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-015-1170-x     Document Type: Article

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