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stable isotope

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stable isotope [′stā·bəl ′ī·sə‚tōp]
(nuclear physics)
An isotope which does not spontaneously undergo radioactive decay.


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The researchers accumulated carbon and nitrogen stable isotope data from fossilized remains of humans in Europe, which pointed towards a significant shift in the range of animal resources exploited with the spread of modern humans into Europe 40,000 years ago.
To determine the bioavailability of calcium in the modified carrots, 30 volunteers-15 females and 15 males of various ethnic backgrounds and in their early to late 20s--ate single meals containing regular or modified carrots, which were labeled with a stable isotope of calcium.
ABSTRACT Controlled feeding experiments with juvenile abalone Haliotis discus hannai were performed to evaluate the suitability of stable isotope analyses for diet inference.
 
 
 
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