title: [The comparative assessment of the practical value of the currently employed methods for the recognition and species specificity of the blood].
abstract: The objective of the present study was to evaluate sensitivity and specificity of the HemDirect method on test-plates (Seratec) for detecting human hemoglobin (HHb). These characteristics were compared with those of other widely used methods designed for the detection of blood traces, viz. thin layer chromatography, hemotest, spectrofluorimetry, and identification of blood species specificity (by countercurrent immunoelectrophoresis in agar and on the acetate-cellulose film). It was shown that the HemDirect test is highly specific and far more sensitive than other techniques used for the same purpose in the practical work. It can be recommended as the method of choice for the detection of blood microtraces.
authors: N Iu
authors: NIu
authors: Grezina
authors: G M
authors: GM
authors: Suleĭmenova
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins