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Persistence of bone collagen cross-links in skeletons of the Nuraghi population living in Sardinia 1500-1200 B.CBone collagen has a specific molecular ultrastructure which can be proved by birefringence. This protein, forming the main organic component of bone tissue, is known to survive millennia in paleontological bones and teeth. Birefringence of bone collagen obtained from the skeletons of the Nuraghi population living in Sardinia c-ca 1500 years B.C. was found previously by the use of polarizing microscopy [1]. In this paper, using high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) techniques, we show the existence of bone collagen cross-links preserved in Nuraghi skeletons after more than 3000 years.
Document ID
20040141997
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Wojtowicz, A.
(Medical University Warsaw, Poland)
Yamauchi, M.
Montella, A.
Bandiera, P.
Sotowski, R.
Ostrowski, K.
Date Acquired
August 22, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 1999
Publication Information
Publication: Calcified tissue international
Volume: 64
Issue: 5
ISSN: 0171-967X
Subject Category
Geosciences (General)
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: DE 10489
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
Non-NASA Center
NASA Discipline Musculoskeletal

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