Absorption of /sup 233/U, /sup 237/Np, /sup 238/Pu, /sup 241/Am and /sup 244/Cm from the gastrointestinal tracts of rats fed an iron-deficient diet
Absorption of U, Np, Am and Cm was increased by factors of 3.4, 7.1, 2.7 and 1.7, respectively, when nitrate solutions of these actinides were gavaged to adult rats fed an iron-deficient diet. Retention increased proportionately in liver, kidney and carcass. The concentration of the actinides excreted also increased substantially (over that of controls) in the urine of iron-deficient rats gavaged with /sup 233/U and /sup 237/Np, but not in those with /sup 241/Am or /sup 244/Cm. Weanling rats on an iron-deficient diet, gavaged with ferric nitrate immediately before administration of /sup 238/Pu nitrate, retained between 4% and 12% of the /sup 238/Pu retained by litter mates that were not treated intragastrically with iron.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5167040
- Journal Information:
- Health Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: Health Phys.; (United States) Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 54:3; ISSN HLTPA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ABSORPTION
ACTINIDE ISOTOPES
ACTINIDE NUCLEI
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
AMERICIUM 241
AMERICIUM ISOTOPES
ANIMALS
CURIUM 244
CURIUM ISOTOPES
DIET
ELEMENTS
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
HEAVY NUCLEI
INTESTINAL ABSORPTION
IRON
ISOTOPES
MAMMALS
METALS
NEPTUNIUM 237
NEPTUNIUM ISOTOPES
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
PLUTONIUM 238
PLUTONIUM ISOTOPES
RADIOISOTOPES
RATS
RODENTS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
UPTAKE
URANIUM 233
URANIUM ISOTOPES
VERTEBRATES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES