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Title: Gastrointestinal absorption of americium-241 by orally exposed swine: comparison of experimental results with predictions of metabolic models

Journal Article · · Radiat. Res.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2307/3577077· OSTI ID:5845455

Two groups of 11-week-old swine (40 miniature and 40 domestic swine) received a single oral administration of 1.9 X 10(8) Bq (5.2 mCi) of /sup 241/Am citrate, and groups of eight animals, four of each type, were killed and sampled at 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 24, 48, 72, and 96 h and 30 days later. Uptake and excretion patterns of the radioactivity appeared to occur in three phases: rapid uptake, rapid excretion, and then a slower excretion. All animals were systematically dissected, and the eviscerated carcasses were autoclaved for separation of bone and muscle. The predominant site of deposition was bone, and autoclaving had little effect on releasing /sup 241/Am from either bone or muscle. The maximum fractional gastrointestinal absorption of 1.1 X 10(-3) occurred 8 h after radionuclide administration. The tissue distribution data suggest partitions of 50, 20, and 30%, for bone, liver, and other soft tissues, respectively. Two metabolic models were evaluated: a modified Mewhinney-Griffith model and the ICRP 30 model to compare the biological data with model predictions. All models underestimated the actual early time data, but the fits to the experimental results were better at later times.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge Associated Universities, TN
OSTI ID:
5845455
Journal Information:
Radiat. Res.; (United States), Vol. 112:1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English