Sequence preservation of osteocalcin protein and mitochondrial DNA in bison bones older than 55 ka

Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1099-1102

  Nielsen Marsh, Christina M ^a   Ostrom, Peggy H ^b   Gandhi, Hasand ^b   Shapiro, Beth ^c   Cooper, Alan ^c   Hauschka, Peter V ^d   Collins, Matthew J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bison; DNA; Fossils; Mass spectrometry; Preservation; Proteins

Indexed keywords

DIAGENETIC PRODUCTS;

AMINO ACIDS; BONE; DESORPTION; DNA; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MAPPING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PROTEINS;

GEOLOGY;

HOLOCENE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN; UNGULATE;

EID: 0347925081     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2002)030<1099:SPOOPA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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