title: Nuragic bone collagen retains its molecular structure.
abstract: The molecular structure of bone collagen was found to be preserved in Nuragic bone samples several centuries after burial. Enhanced birefringence of bone and dentin collagen fibres observed in polarized light after Sirus red staining was used to demonstrate this fact.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Anatomia Umana Normale, Università di Sassari.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tedde
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mazzarello
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bandiera
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Montella
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ostrowski
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dziedzic-Goclawska
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Woitowicz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sotowski
mesh_terms: D000885:Anthropology, Physical; D001391:Azo Compounds; D001718:Birefringence; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000166:cytology; D003094:Collagen / Q000737:chemistry*; D004396:Coloring Agents; D003804:Dentin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000166:cytology; D005580:Fossils; D006801:Humans; D008663:Metacarpus / Q000737:chemistry / Q000166:cytology; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011180:Postmortem Changes
chemical_list: D001391:Azo Compounds; D004396:Coloring Agents; C009798:C.I. direct red 80; D003094:Collagen