Maternal diets, nutritional status, and zinc in contemporary Mexican infants' teeth: Implications for reconstructing paleodiets

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 399-409

  Dolphin, Alexis E ^a   Goodman, Alan H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; LA ICP MS; Lactation; Pregnancy; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; ZINC;

ABSORPTION; ANIMAL PRODUCT; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; ENAMEL; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFANT; LACTATION; LASER SURGERY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MEAT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL PERIOD; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; MEXICO; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; TOOTH; ZINC;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 70350009781     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21068     Document Type: Article

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