Plutonium metabolism in the baboon and the dog - comparison of the behaviors of absorbed and injected isotopes and determination of gastrointestinal absorption
Bhattacharyya, M.H.; Larsen, R.P.; Oldham, R.D.; Moretti, E.S.; Savaglio, C.C.
Environmental Research Division annual report: Center for Human Radiobiology, July 1983-June 1984. Part 21985
Environmental Research Division annual report: Center for Human Radiobiology, July 1983-June 1984. Part 21985
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[en] Two isotopes of plutonium were administered simultaneously to a baboon and two to a dog, one intragastrically and one intravenously. Samples of urine, blood, and tissues were taken and analyzed. The results indicate that the metabolism of absorbed plutonium is the same as that of injected plutonium. They also show that the value for the fractional absorption of plutonium from the GI tract can be calculated from the amounts of the isotopes administered and the value of the ratio of their concentrations in a single sample of urine, blood, or tissue. 3 references, 1 table
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Argonne National Lab., IL (USA); p. 86-90; Apr 1985; p. 86-90; Available from NTIS, PC A09/MF A01 as DE85011174
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ACTINIDE NUCLEI, ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES, ANIMALS, BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS, BIOLOGICAL WASTES, BODY, BODY FLUIDS, DATA, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM, EVALUATION, EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI, EVEN-ODD NUCLEI, GLANDS, HEAVY NUCLEI, INFORMATION, INJECTION, INTAKE, ISOTOPES, KINETICS, MAMMALS, MATERIALS, NUCLEI, NUMERICAL DATA, ORGANS, PLUTONIUM ISOTOPES, PRIMATES, RADIOISOTOPES, UPTAKE, VERTEBRATES, WASTES, YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
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