Barium distributions in teeth reveal early-life dietary transitions in primates

Christine Austin, Tanya M. Smith, Asa Bradman, Katie Hinde, Renaud Joannes-Boyau, David Bishop, Dominic J. Hare, Philip Doble, Brenda Eskenazi and Manish Arora ()
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Christine Austin: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Tanya M. Smith: Harvard University
Asa Bradman: Center for Environmental Research and Children’s Health, School of Public Health, University of California
Katie Hinde: Harvard University
Renaud Joannes-Boyau: Southern Cross GeoScience, Southern Cross University
David Bishop: Elemental Bio-imaging Facility, University of Technology Sydney
Dominic J. Hare: Elemental Bio-imaging Facility, University of Technology Sydney
Philip Doble: Elemental Bio-imaging Facility, University of Technology Sydney
Brenda Eskenazi: Center for Environmental Research and Children’s Health, School of Public Health, University of California
Manish Arora: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Nature, 2013, vol. 498, issue 7453, 216-219

Abstract: The patterning of barium in tooth enamel is shown to be a reliable marker of lactation in humans and macaques; furthermore, the study of a tooth from a Neanderthal child reveals the weaning process in this extinct species.

Date: 2013
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