Laser scanning microdissection - Advantages and pitfalls in forensic diagnosis
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S. Costa , L. Cainé, M.J. Porto and P. Correia-de-Sá* 1 Laboratório de Farmacologia e Neurobiologia – Center for Drug Discovery and Innovative Medicines (MedInUP), Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas de Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Universidade do Porto (UP), Portugal 2 Department of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Portugal 3 National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, North Department, Oporto, Portugal *Corresponding author: Paulo Correia-de-Sá, MD, PhD, Laboratório de Farmacologia e Neurobiologia, Centro de Investigação Farmacológica e Inovação Medicamentosa (MedInUP), Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto (ICBAS-UP), Edifício 2, Piso 4, R. Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal. Tel: 351 22 0428 212; Fax: 351 22 0428 090; E-mail: [email protected].
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