Expression of the dietary isotope signal in the compound-specific δ13C values of pig bone lipids and amino acids

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 13, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 54-65

  Howland, M R ^a   Corr, L T ^a   Young, S M M ^b   Jones, V ^a   Jim, S ^a   Van Der Merwe, N J ^c   Mitchell, A D ^d   Evershed, R P ^a  

^a Cantock's Close   (United Kingdom)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Apatite; Bone; Cholesterol; Collagen; Diet; Fatty acids; GC C IRMS

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141832473     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.658     Document Type: Article

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