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Title: METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR METABOLIC ASSAY

Patent ·
OSTI ID:4838845

A method and instrumentation are described for producing an instuntuneous and continuous curve of the rate at which any selected carbon- containing substance is metabolized by a living subject. The substance is prepared with a known proportion of C/sup 14/ and, after administration, the C/ sup 14/ content of the subject's exhalations is continuously monitored along with the total C0/sub 2/ content thereof. The resulting data are continuously compared and displayed in graphical form to give the desired metabolic information. The invention includes specialized radiation counting means as well as means for assuring exact synchronization of the C/sup 14/ and C0/sub 2/ signals.

Research Organization:
Originating Research Org. not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-15-027844
Assignee:
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Patent Number(s):
US 3000377
OSTI ID:
4838845
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-61
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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