New approaches to study the preservation of biopolymers in fossil bones

Environmental Chemistry Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 45-48

  Geigl, E M ^a   Baumer, U ^b   Koller, J ^b  

^a INSTITUT JACQUES MONOD   (France)

^b Doerner Institut   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA; Ancient lipids; Fossil bones; Preservation

Indexed keywords

BIOMOLECULES; DNA; FATTY ACIDS; LIPIDS;

ANCIENT DNA; ANCIENT LIPID; BIOLOGICAL SOURCES; FOSSIL BONE; LIVING ORGANISMS; MINERAL MATRIXES; NEW APPROACHES; PRESERVATION;

BONE;

EID: 43149087159     PISSN: 16103653     EISSN: 16103661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10311-004-0059-6     Document Type: Article

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