See:
Hobson, K.A., H.L.
Gibbs, and M.L. Gloutney. 1997. Preservation of blood and tissue samples for
stable-carbon and stable-nitrogen isotope analysis. Canadian Journal of Zoology
75:1720-1723.
From: Stable Isotope Geochemistry
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Patterson
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Subject: [ISOGEOCHEM] Do birds and alcohol
mix?
Dear isotopists and
ornithologists,
Recently a colleague collected some bird bones
from the Galapagos and stored them in ethanol. They would like us to run the
collagen for carbon and nitrogen isotope values. Although collagen should be
resistant to short-term exposure to ethanol, I'm not sure that the material has
not been compromised in some way. Does anyone have any such experience or
information on whether ethanol will affect collagen isotope values?
Thanks in advance,
Bill
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Department of Geological
Sciences
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University of Saskatchewan
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