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Comparison of bone density patterns of the subaxial spine between chimpanzees and gorillas : a case study |
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| Author: | Korpinen, Niina1 |
| Organizations: |
1Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland |
| Format: | article |
| Version: | accepted version |
| Access: | embargoed |
| Persistent link: | http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe202301193755 |
| Language: | English |
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John Wiley & Sons,
2022
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| Publish Date: | 2023-11-24 |
| Description: |
AbstractCase study on the bone density pattern of subaxial vertebral column in African apes. Introduction: African apes have been noted to experience fewer back ailments than humans and to have higher vertebral bone density. Yet, research on the subject is quite limited and has usually included only one or few vertebrae. However, to understand vertebral column as whole and how posture and locomotion might have affected it, we need to know how bone density varies between adjacent vertebrae. Materials and Methods: Bone density in the vertebral body was measured for all subaxial vertebrae of five specimens including two Pan troglodytes (1 male and 1 female) and three Gorilla gorilla (2 males and 1 female) using peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT). Results: The results tentatively indicated differences between species, especially in the trabecular density of the cervical segment and support the need for further studies on this subject. see all
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| Series: |
Journal of medical primatology |
| ISSN: | 0047-2565 |
| ISSN-E: | 1600-0684 |
| ISSN-L: | 0047-2565 |
| Volume: | In press |
| DOI: | 10.1111/jmp.12627 |
| OADOI: | https://oadoi.org/10.1111/jmp.12627 |
| Type of Publication: |
A1 Journal article – refereed |
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412 Animal science, dairy science 413 Veterinary science 1181 Ecology, evolutionary biology 3121 General medicine, internal medicine and other clinical medicine |
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| Funding: |
This work was financially supported by the Finnish Cultural Foundation and Finnish Academy of Science and Letters, who had no involvement in the study design, execution, or reporting. |
| Copyright information: |
© 2022 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Korpinen, N. Comparison of bone density patterns of the subaxial spine between chimpanzees and gorillas – A case study. J Med Primatol. 2022, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/jmp.12627. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited. |