Publication Date:
1978-09-01
Description:
Aspartic acid racemization analysis of a tooth from an Alaskan mummy yielded an age at death of 53 (+/- 5) years, which correlates well with earlier estimates based on morphological features. This study illustrates the value of integrative approaches to paleopathologic problems and the importance of preserving rare specimens for the application of new techniques.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Masters, P M -- Zimmerman, M R -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1978 Sep 1;201(4358):811-2.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/356264" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
*Aspartic Acid
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Bicuspid
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Female
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History, Ancient
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Humans
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Middle Aged
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Mummies
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*Paleodontology
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Stereoisomerism
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
