CRANIAL SUTURE CLOSING IN HOMO-SAPIENS - EVIDENCE FOR CIRCASEPTENNIANPERIODICITY

Authors
VERHULST J ONGHENA P
Citation
J. Verhulst et P. Onghena, CRANIAL SUTURE CLOSING IN HOMO-SAPIENS - EVIDENCE FOR CIRCASEPTENNIANPERIODICITY, Annals of human biology, 24(2), 1997, pp. 141-156
Citations number
46
Categorie Soggetti
Biology,"Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath
Journal title
Annals of human biology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03014460
Volume
24
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
141 - 156
Database
ISI
SICI code
0301-4460(1997)24:2<141:CSCIH->2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
In their classical study on cranial suture closing, Todd and Lyon (192 4-25) expressed their belief that suture closure proceeds according to some periodic pattern. Spectral analysis applied to their data corrob orates the opinion of Todd and Lyon. Closure of the cranial sutures in humans is pervaded by a circaseptennian periodicity. Pulses of accele rated closure occur at intervals of about 7 years, and are separated b y periods of relative quiescence.