A comparative study of human and animal hairs: Microscopic hair comparison and cytochrome c oxidase I species identification

Human and animal hairs have been used in forensic investigations for over a century. Hair is stable under adverse natural conditions; hence, it is often recovered at the crime scene, and it is necessary to determine whether the hair is of human or animal origin. Morphological and genetic characteris...

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Main Authors: Venusia Cortellini, Anna Carobbio, Gloria Brescia, Nicoletta Cerri, Andrea Verzeletti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Forensic Science and Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.jfsmonline.com/article.asp?issn=2349-5014;year=2019;volume=5;issue=1;spage=20;epage=23;aulast=Cortellini