Chemical, enzymatic and spectroscopic characterization of "collagen" and other organic fractions from prehistoric bones

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 1988, Pages 2197-2206

  DeNiro, Michael J ^a   Weiner, Stephen ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; IDENTIFICATION; ORGANIC FRACTIONS; POSTMORTEM ALTERATION; PREHISTORICAL BONES;

EID: 0024190124     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0016-7037(88)90122-6     Document Type: Article

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