title: Comparison of different sperm detection methods: amplification of fragment 3 of amelogenin gene (AMY 3), acid phosphatase detection, microcristalline choline assay and microscopic examination.
abstract: Different methods of male material detection in vaginal swabs after the intercourse are compared and evaluated. Advantages of PCR technique in sperm detection are presented and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical Academy of Białystok.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Rydzewska
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Janica
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pepiński
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Skawrońska
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Niemcunowicz-Janica
mesh_terms: D000135:Acid Phosphatase / Q000032:analysis*; D053523:Amelogenin; D002794:Choline / Q000032:analysis*; D003075:Coitus; D003746:Dental Enamel Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005784:Gene Amplification; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000166:cytology*; D014083:Tooth Germ; D014626:Vaginal Smears
chemical_list: D053523:Amelogenin; D003746:Dental Enamel Proteins; D000135:Acid Phosphatase; D002794:Choline