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Title: Whole-body autoradiographic microimaging: Applications in radiopharmaceutical and drug research

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5616107· OSTI ID:5616107

The whole-body autoradiographic (WBARG) microimaging technique is used for evaluation of the temporo-spatial distribution of radiolabeled molecules in intact animals as well as to determine the sites of accumulation of parent compounds and their metabolites. This technique is also very useful to determine the metabolism of a compound, toxicity, and effects of therapeutic interventions on the distribution of a compound in the whole body, by studying animals at different time intervals after injection of the radiolabeled compound. This report discusses various aspects of WBARG.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH00016
OSTI ID:
5616107
Report Number(s):
BNL-47225; ON: DE92011554
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English