Relation of dental wear to the concentrations of essential minerals in teeth of the California sea lion Zalophus californianus californianus

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 107-126

  Labrada Martagón, Vanessa ^a   Aurioles Gamboa, David ^a   Castro González, Ma Isabel ^b  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

California sea lion; Dental wear; Essential minerals; Teeth; Zalophus californianus

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MINERAL; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BONE DEMINERALIZATION; CANINE TOOTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; MALNUTRITION; MOLAR TOOTH; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; SEAL; TOOTH DISEASE;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; OTARIIDAE; ZALOPHUS; ZALOPHUS CALIFORNIANUS; ZALOPHUS CALIFORNIANUS CALIFORNIANUS;

EID: 34247381106     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02686023     Document Type: Article

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