Book chapter
Pediatric Bone Histomorphology and Environmental Stresses
Bone Histology, pp 90-125
2025
Abstract
The examination of histomorphology of juvenile skeletal remains from archaeological contexts provides a unique opportunity to shed light on functional adaptation from a life history perspective, to better understand the impact of nutrition, environment, and biocultural factors on bone architecture. This chapter reviews basic processes of bone modeling and remodeling as well as the genetic and functional determinants of bone architecture, and then explores the potential effects that biocultural and environmental stresses can have on these bone growth processes, and how such effects can be linked to climate and environmental changes in the past. This area of research takes on increasing relevance as we struggle to develop responses to global warming and its potential impacts on the global community, including identification of preventative measures and sustainable lifestyle modifications to ensure future bone health today and in the future.
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- Title
- Pediatric Bone Histomorphology and Environmental Stresses
- Creators
- Haviva M. GoldmanGwen Robbins Schug
- Contributors
- Sam D. Stout (Editor)Christian Crowder (Editor)
- Publication Details
- Bone Histology, pp 90-125
- Publisher
- CRC Press
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 36
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Neurobiology and Anatomy
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85214755034
- Other Identifier
- 991021965471704721