Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios of individual amino acids give new insights into bone collagen degradation;Les rapports isotopiques stables en carbone et en azote fournissent un nouvel éclairage sur Ia dégradation du collagène osseux

Bulletin de la Societe Geologique de France

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 109-114

  Turban Just, Susanne ^a   Schramm, Stefan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bone collagen; Carbon; Experimental bacterial decomposition; Individual amino acids; Nitrogen; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

BONE COLLAGEN; CARBON; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; NITROGEN;

EID: 0031872890     PISSN: 00379409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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