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Measurement of Total Body Iron59 in Animals Using Whole-Body Liquid Scintillation Detectors
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EngineeringMeasurementRadiation ExposureTotal Body Iron59Laboratory Animal StudyAnalytical InstrumentationBioanalysisRadiopharmaceutical TherapyAnalytical ChemistryClinical ChemistryInstrumentationNuclear MedicineRadiologyAnimal PhysiologySummaryiron AbsorptionScintillatorTotal Body RetentionPharmacologyWhole-body Liquid ScintillationPhysiologyRadioanalytical ChemistryAtomic AbsorptionMetabolismMedicine
SummaryIron absorption and total body retention was measured in rats using radio-iron59 and a whole-body liquid scintillation counter. Whole-body liquid scintillation counting provides an efficient and reliable method of assaying small quantities of γ-emitting nuclides in live animals and biologic specimens.