Abstract
The renaissance of interest in stable isotopes of hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and sulphur within the last ten years is based upon the development of new instrumentation, on the greater availability of enriched isotopes and on an espousal of non-radioactive techniques for human studies on ethical grounds. In order to put the present use of stable isotopes into perspective, we should examine both its antecedents and its expectations, so that we can judge the benefits to be expected.
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Klein, P.D., Hachey, D.L., Kreek, M.J., Schoeller, D.A. (1978). Stable isotopes: essential tools in biological and medical research. In: Baillie, T.A. (eds) Stable Isotopes. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-03328-7_1
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