Radiotracer techniques and applications. Vol. 2

Book · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1977

OSTI ID:5341216

Evans, E A; Muramatsu, M ^[1]

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1. eds.

This volume surveys problems and pitfalls in many applications of radiotracer techniques to biological research. These include applications to studies of biosynthesis, and radiotracer techniques in drug metabolism and in cytology. The assay of enzymes and enzymatic assays using the high sensitivity of radiotracer techniques can often lead to a better understanding of mechanisms in the biochemistry of man, and subsequently to new methods of diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of diseases. An understanding of the metabolism of chemicals used in agriculture is very important, especially for the safe protection of our food supplies and of our environment, areas which are readily investigated with radiotracers. Simiarly, radiotracers help to further our understnading of marine biology. Biological research with radiotracers helps to set down the foundations upon which to build procedures for routine clinical diagnosis for disease control, and the final three chapters are of special interest to clinical investigators. These chapters deal with the assay of drugs and hormones by competitive protein binding (radioimmunoassay), the uses of not only inorganic ions of radionuclides but also of radiochemicals in diagnostic medicine, and a discussion of the philosophy and difficulties in developing radioactive drugs for the radiotherapeutic treatment of cancer. Separate abstracts are prepared for individual items.

• OSTI ID: 5341216
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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