ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Published Online: 1 July 1978
Page Count: 7

MN Determinations in Bloodstains—Selective Destruction of Cross-Reacting Activity
Hagins, AM
Research assistant and research associate, University of Pittsburgh, Pa.

Mortimer, CE
Research assistant and research associate, University of Pittsburgh, Pa.

Shaler, RC
Director of forensic sciences, The Aerospace Corp., D.C.

(Received 8 November 1977; accepted 1 December 1977)

Abstract

By definition, serology is the study of antigen-antibody reactions in vitro [1]. Forensic serology is, however, an expansion of this study and encompasses not only serology but the essentials of biochemistry, immunohematology, immunology, and immunochemistry. The forensic serologist is faced with the dual responsibility of performing analyses within this framework of disciplines and functioning as a criminalist faced with the science of identifications [2]. It is the forensic serologist's ultimate goal to link evidence to a source of origin, if possible.

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Paper ID: JFS10708J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS10708J
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