An evaluation of changes in strontium/calcium ratios across the neonatal line in human deciduous teeth

Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology

Volumn , Issue 9781402058448, 2007, Pages 303-319

  Humphrey, L T ^a   Dean, M C ^b   Jeffries, T E ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birth; Calcium; Dietary reconstruction; Enamel; Intra tooth analysis; Neonatal line; Strontium; Trace element

Indexed keywords

EID: 85045083912     PISSN: 18779077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-5845-5_21     Document Type: Chapter

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