Auditory ossicles: a potential biomarker for maternal and infant health in utero
Background: Carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) isotope ratios of collagen from teeth and bone are used to study human nutrition and health. As bones are constantly remodelling throughout life, isotopic values of bone collagen represent an average of several years. In contrast, human teeth do not remo...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2019-07-01
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Series: | Annals of Human Biology |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03014460.2019.1639824 |