Differences in intracortical bone remodeling in three aboriginal American populations: possible dietary factors.
Cross sections of intracortical bone revealed differences among three early American populations--Eskimo, Arikara, and Pueblo--in the frequency of a form of remodeling called, here, type II. This remodeling appears to occur exclusively within the walls of haversian canals of well-mineralized osteons. The populations are known to have differed in their nutrition. The Eskimo, with a high-protein diet, exhibited the most frequent type II remodeling, whereas the Pueblo, with a low-protein diet, showed the least. Type II remodeling probably reflects the physiological state of the group. Variation in frequency of classic intracortical bone remodeling was not apparent.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000413:Alaska; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000503:physiopathology; D004032:Diet; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006253:Haversian System / Q000502:physiology*; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000266:history; D004930:Inuit / Q000266:history; D007774:Lactation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009516:New Mexico; D010012:Osteogenesis; D011247:Pregnancy; D013023:South Dakota
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