Sex-related differences in the human metabolism of plutonium

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 107-121

  Talbot, R J ^a   Newton, D ^a   Dmitriev, S N ^b  

^a RICARDO UK LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b JOINT INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITRIC ACID; PLUTONIUM; TRACER; TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FECES LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; METABOLITE; METAL METABOLISM; NORMAL HUMAN; PLASMA CLEARANCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0030924785     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032038     Document Type: Article

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