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Trace elements in palaeopathology: Quantitative analysis of a case of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy by instrumental neutron activation analysis
Author(s) -
Blondiaux J.,
Baud C. A.,
Boscherbarré N.,
Dardenne C.,
Deschamps N.,
Trocellier P.,
Buchet L.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
international journal of osteoarchaeology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1099-1212
pISSN - 1047-482X
DOI - 10.1002/oa.1390020308
Subject(s) - neutron activation analysis , hypertrophic osteoarthropathy , paleopathology , mineralization (soil science) , chemistry , radiochemistry , pathology , medicine , organic chemistry , nitrogen
Instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) of the bones of a 6th century case ( AD ) of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (HOA) showed high levels of Zn, Mn and K in the periosteal new bone. The concentration of Zn in the periosteal new bone appeared to be biogenetic in origin and connected with active mineralization processes in the abnormal bone tissue. Manganese and potassium concentrations were, at least partly, related to diagenetic processes.