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Title: Method of measurement in biological systems

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OSTI ID:868782
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [1];  [1]
  1. Livermore, CA
  2. Union City, CA
  3. Danville, CA
  4. Alamo, CA
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Disclosed is a method of quantifying molecules in biological substances, comprising: a. selecting a biological host in which radioisotopes are present in concentrations equal to or less than those in the ambient biosphere, b. preparing a long-lived radioisotope labeled reactive chemical specie, c. administering said chemical specie to said biological host in doses sufficiently low to avoid significant overt damage to the biological system thereof, d. allowing a period of time to elapse sufficient for dissemination and interaction of said chemical specie with said host throughout said biological system of said host, e. isolating a reacted fraction of the biological substance from said host in a manner sufficient to avoid contamination of said substance from extraneous sources, f. converting said fraction of biological substance by suitable means to a material which efficiently produces charged ions in at least one of several possible ion sources without introduction of significant isotopic fractionation, and, g. measuring the radioisotope concentration in said material by means of direct isotopic counting.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
Assignee:
Regents of University of California (Oakland, CA)
Patent Number(s):
US 5209919
Application Number:
07/693,248
OSTI ID:
868782
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Accelerator mass spectrometry in the biomedical sciences: Applications in low-exposure biomedical and environmental dosimetry report May 1990
Ultrasensitive radioisotope, stable-isotope, and trace-element analysis in the biological sciences using tandem accelerator mass spectrometry journal April 1987
Ultrasensitive Mass Spectrometry with Accelerators journal December 1980
Applications of Accelerator Mass Spectrometry journal May 1984
Memory Effects in an AMS System: Catastrophe and Recovery journal January 1990

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