The steroids of 2000-year-old human coprolites

Six samples of human coprolites, some more than 2,000 years old, were analyzed for fecal steroid composition. Despite this very lengthy period of storage, the fecal steroids of coprolites were remarkably similar to those of stool samples collected today. The sterol nucleus was clearly rather stable...

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Main Authors: D S Lin, W E Connor, L K Napton, R F Heizer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1978-02-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520415603