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Natural 13C/12C ratio variations in human populations

J S Gaffney, A P Irsa, L Friedman

    Biomedical Mass Spectrometry
    |August 1, 1978
    PubMed
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    Human tissue samples reveal variations in carbon-13 to carbon-12 (13C/12C) isotope ratios, linked to diet. These findings are crucial for understanding human metabolism and biomedical research.

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