Comparison of bone apatite in osteoporotic and normal Eskimos.
An infrared and x-ray diffraction study of osteoporotic and normal, archaeological Eskimo bones. Osteoporotic bone apatite is greater in crystal size and/or perfection and lower in CO3 than normal bone apatite.
D000885:Anthropology, Physical; D001031:Apatites / Q000378:metabolism*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000378:metabolism*; D006116:Greenland; D006801:Humans; D004930:Inuit; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000378:metabolism*; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
D001031:Apatites