Reliability of the Acid Phosphatase Test for the Identification of Seminal Fluid
- 1 October 1978
- journal article
- Published by ASTM International in Journal of Forensic Sciences
- Vol. 23 (4) , 833-844
- https://doi.org/10.1520/jfs10745j
Abstract
From the day in 1677 when a medical student named Johann Ham first discovered spermatozoa swimming about in a microscopic field to the present, it has been traditional to identify seminal fluid by finding spermatozoa in the specimen. It has been pointed out [1–4], however, that conditions exist in which the ejaculate bears no spermatozoa. Because of this situation, forensic scientists have been searching for a foolproof method of identifying seminal fluid in the absence of spermatozoa.Keywords
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