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Biophys J
; 84(3): 2021-9, 2003 Mar.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12609904
RESUMO
Bioapatite, the main constituent of mineralized tissue in mammalian bones, is a calcium-phosphate-based mineral that is similar in structure and composition to hydroxyapatite. In this work, the crystallographic structure of bioapatite in human fetuses was investigated by synchrotron radiation x-ray diffraction (XRD) and microdiffraction ( micro -XRD) techniques. Rietveld refinement analyses of XRD and micro -XRD data allow for quantitative probing of the structural modifications of bioapatite as functions of the mineralization process and gestational age.