Age estimation by aspartic acid racemiza
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Susumu Ohtani
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Article
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1994
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Elsevier Science
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English
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In forensic dental medicine, one of the most important endeavors is the estimation of age. We have studied the method of age assessment using the D/L ratio of aspartic acid from the dentin. The age of deciduous teeth has been estimated by measuring the racemization reaction of this amino acid. The r