Bone trace element pattern in an 18th century population sample of Tenerife (Canary Islands): Comparison with a prehistoric one

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 45-51

  Arnay De La Rosa, M ^a   Gonzalez Reimers, E ^b   Velasco Vazqcez, J ^a   Barros Lopez, N ^b   Galindo Martin, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE CANARIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Barium; Bone; Calcium; Strontium; Zinc

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; CALCIUM; STRONTIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BONE METABOLISM; BONE TISSUE; CALCIUM BONE LEVEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; SAMPLING; SPAIN;

EID: 0032410791     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02784113     Document Type: Article

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