Iron metabolism study in humans by means of stable tracers
Journal Article
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· Med. Phys.; (United States)
An investigation of iron metabolism in a female patient volunteer by administration of stable iron isotopes as tracers was performed. The applied methodology had already been tested in rabbits in comparison with radioactive tracer technique. The subject under study was given /sup 58/Fe solution intravenously and about 45 min later /sup 57/Fe solution orally. Ten blood samples were drawn at different times within 522 min from injection. Single iron isotopes content in plasma samples was determined by proton nuclear activation. A Compton suppressor system was utilized to improve the detector limits. The characteristic parameters of iron plasma clearance and of iron intestinal absorption were determined.
- Research Organization:
- Universita di Milano (Italy)
- OSTI ID:
- 6251869
- Journal Information:
- Med. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: Med. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 15:6; ISSN MPHYA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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550501 -- Metabolism-- Tracer Techniques
560300* -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ABSORPTION
ACTIVATION ANALYSIS
ANIMALS
BLOOD-PLASMA CLEARANCE
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CLEARANCE
ELEMENTS
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
INJECTION
INTAKE
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
INTESTINAL ABSORPTION
INTRAVENOUS INJECTION
IRON
IRON 57
IRON 58
IRON ISOTOPES
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
ISOTOPES
MAMMALS
MAN
METABOLISM
METALS
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEI
ORAL ADMINISTRATION
PATIENTS
PRIMATES
STABLE ISOTOPES
TRACER TECHNIQUES
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
UPTAKE
VERTEBRATES
560300* -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ABSORPTION
ACTIVATION ANALYSIS
ANIMALS
BLOOD-PLASMA CLEARANCE
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CLEARANCE
ELEMENTS
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
INJECTION
INTAKE
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
INTESTINAL ABSORPTION
INTRAVENOUS INJECTION
IRON
IRON 57
IRON 58
IRON ISOTOPES
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
ISOTOPES
MAMMALS
MAN
METABOLISM
METALS
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEI
ORAL ADMINISTRATION
PATIENTS
PRIMATES
STABLE ISOTOPES
TRACER TECHNIQUES
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
UPTAKE
VERTEBRATES