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. 1991 Oct;51(1):1-12.
doi: 10.1016/0379-0738(91)90201-s.

Semen finger print

S H Doss  1 , N A Louca
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Semen finger print

S H Doss et al. Forensic Sci Int. 1991 Oct.

Abstract

A correlation between testosterone (T) and dihydrotestosterone (DHT) exists in seminal plasma. These androgens play a role in sperm maturation. The T/DHT ratio is different from one person to the other, due to the heterogenicity of seminal plasma which stems for the most part from the male accessory sex glands, the prostate and seminal vesicles, and also from the 'epididymo-testicular unit'. This ratio is useful in identifying the person's semen. Consequently, the steroid values from assailant semen or accused persons and semen on the victim's clothes are of cardinal importance in matching. The results reported include data on the validation of this technique as a tool for semen identification. Coital and masturbated semen were correlated, and consecutive coital semen were also analysed. It may be concluded that the T/DHT value is specific for each person.

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  • Semen fingerprint.
    Almog J, Brauner P. Almog J, et al. Forensic Sci Int. 1992 Apr;54(1):103-4. doi: 10.1016/0379-0738(92)90085-b. Forensic Sci Int. 1992. PMID: 1618451 No abstract available.

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