Subcellular and molecular localisation of different radionuclides (caesium, americium, plutonium and technetium) in aquatic organisms

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 75, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 117-124

  Goudard, F ^a   Milcent, M C ^a   Durand, J P ^a   Germain, P ^b   Paquet, F ^c   Pieri, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^c Inst de Protection et de Surete   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICIUM 241; CESIUM 137; PLUTONIUM 238; RADIOISOTOPE; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUATIC FAUNA; CECUM; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EEL; EXOCRINE GLAND; HEPATOPANCREAS; LIVER; LOBSTER; METABOLISM; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; OYSTER; RADIATION PROTECTION;

EID: 0031952198     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032213     Document Type: Conference Paper

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