Collagen turnover in the adult femoral mid-shaft: Modeled from anthropogenic radiocarbon tracer measurements

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 808-816

  Hedges, Robert E M ^a   Clement, John G ^b   Thomas, C David L ^b   O'Connell, Tamsin C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

14C; Bone; Diet; Isotope

Indexed keywords

CARBON 14; COLLAGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; ATOMIC BOMB; AUSTRALIA; BONE TURNOVER; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR SHAFT; HUMAN; MALE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BONE DENSITY; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; COLLAGEN; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 34249052884     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20598     Document Type: Article

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