Stable Isotope Ratios in Hair and Teeth Reflect Biologic Rhythms

Otto Appenzeller; Clifford Qualls; Franca Barbic; Raffaello Furlan; Alberto Porta

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0000636

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Stable Isotope Ratios in Hair and Teeth Reflect Biologic Rhythms

Otto Appenzeller ,

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: oarun@unm.edu

Affiliation New Mexico Health Enhancement and Marathon Clinics Research Foundation, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
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Clifford Qualls,

Affiliation Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
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Franca Barbic,

Affiliation Medicina Interna II, Ospedale L. Sacco, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Raffaello Furlan,

Affiliation Medicina Interna II, Ospedale L. Sacco, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Alberto Porta

Affiliation Dipartimento di Tecnologie per la Salute, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Stable Isotope Ratios in Hair and Teeth Reflect Biologic Rhythms

Otto Appenzeller,
Clifford Qualls,
Franca Barbic,
Raffaello Furlan,
Alberto Porta

Published: July 25, 2007
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0000636

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Posted by Theoldname on 29 Jul 2007 at 15:51 GMT

Stress, can be chronic. This would be especially recorded in stable isotope ratios of teeth accross growth lines in the enamel.
We are now examining the possibility that this might also be evident from stable isotope ratios in hair, in a clinical setting.

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