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Research Article

Reactivity of the RSID™-Saliva test to α-amylase present in vaginal secretions

Vivian Pham-Nguyena Department of Biology, Forensic Science SA, Adelaide, South Australia
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Natasha Mitchella Department of Biology, Forensic Science SA, Adelaide, South Australia
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Julie Absoloma Department of Biology, Forensic Science SA, Adelaide, South Australia
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Maria Bellisa Department of Biology, Forensic Science SA, Adelaide, South Australia
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Julianne Henrya Department of Biology, Forensic Science SA, Adelaide, South Australia;b College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide, South AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 295-303 | Received 08 Jun 2021, Accepted 11 Aug 2021, Published online: 02 Sep 2021

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