MEASURING TECHNIQUES AND AUTORADIOGRAPHIC DETECTION OF TRITIUM-LABELED ORGANIC SUBSTANCES, USING AS EXAMPLE ARGININE

Journal Article · Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1959 · Strahlentherapie (West Germany)

OSTI ID:4259746

Graul, E H; Hundeshagen, H

The importance of tritium as a tracer isotope in medical and biochemical research is increasing due to a number of favorable qualities. These qualities were discussed and methods for labeling of organic substances, particularly the aminoacid arginine, were reported. Autoradiographic slides of different tissues after injection of tritium labeled arginine show great contrasts, produced by the soft beta radiation of tritium. The activities directly over nuclei can be localized for example. It was pointed out that by autoradiography only radioactivity can be determined. By means of an example it was demonstrated how the radioactivity of tritium can be attributed to certain metabolic cycles. (auth)

• Research Organization: Univ. of Marburg, Ger.
• NSA Number: NSA-13-012400
• OSTI ID: 4259746
• Journal Information: Strahlentherapie (West Germany), Vol. Vol: 108; Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: German

Related Subjects

BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
AMINO ACIDS
ARGININE
BETA DECAY
BIOCHEMISTRY
CYTOLOGY
LABELLED COMPOUNDS
MEASURED VALUES
MEDICINE
METABOLISM
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
RADIOACTIVITY
RADIOAUTOGRAPHY
TISSUES
TRACER TECHNIQUES
TRITIUM