The effects of putrefaction on haptoglobin phenotyping from tooth fragments.

doi:10.1016/0379-0738(94)90225-9

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The effects of putrefaction on haptoglobin phenotyping from tooth fragments.

Forensic science international - 1 Feb 1994

Whittaker D K, Rawle L

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Tooth fragments freshly extracted from humans were stored for various times and temperatures under both dry and moist conditions. The fragments were reduced to powder and proteins eluted. Purified haptoglobin fractions were separated, detected and phenotyped using the Phast Gel electrophoresis sy...

Topics

Biomarkers
Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
Female
Forensic Medicine
Haptoglobins
Humans
Male
Phenotype
Postmortem Changes
Reference Values
Tooth

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