Time History of Human Gallstones
Application of the Post-Bomb Radiocarbon Signal
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9243940 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ellen M Druffel, Henry Y I Mok |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 629-636 |
| Publication date | 1983-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Radiocarbon (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-8222 • E-ISSN: 1945-5755 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0033822200005944 |
| OpenAlex | W313640234 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 12 |
Bomb-produced 14 C is a valuable tool for studying rates of short-term processes involving carbon cycling. This study shows that bomb 14 C is an excellent tracer of a biochemical process that takes place in the human body, namely the accretion of stones in the gallbladder. The methods developed for obtaining time histories of 14 C/ 12 C and 13 C/ 12 C in concentric layers from a large gallstone (30mm diameter) are reported. Formation times are assigned by matching the 14 C/ 12 C obtained from individual layers with those found for known-aged tree rings. Results show that the gallstone grew over a period of 10 years and seems to have lain dormant within the gallbladder for a period of 11 years. The average growth rate was 1.5mm/year
Gallbladder · Gallstones · Geography · Physical geography · Radiocarbon dating · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Medicine · Nuclear Physics and Applications · Paleopathology and ancient diseases · Geology · Paleontology · Surgery
| Citations per year | 0.29 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2009 - 2020 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |