Collagen composition in human skeletal remains from the NAX cemetary (A.D. 350-550) in lower Nubia
Collagen is an extremely stable protein that comprises 90% of the organic fraction of bone. Specific nutritional deficiencies and diseases are known to impair collagen synthesis and alter its typical amino acid composition. This study investigates the possibility that altered amino acid composition...
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ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
1992
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| Online Access: | https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI9233028 |