The biokinetics of uranium migrating from embedded DU fragments

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 64, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 205-225

  Leggett, R W ^a   Pellmar, T C ^b,c  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ARMED FORCES RADIOBIOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Biokinetics; Depleted uranium; Man; Model; Rat; Wound

Indexed keywords

AMMUNITION; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BONE; BRAIN; HEALTH RISKS; TISSUE; TOXICITY;

BIOKINETIC MODELS;

URANIUM;

URANIUM;

HEALTH RISK;

ACCIDENT; BONE; BRAIN; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; KIDNEY; LIVER; LYMPH NODE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN DISTRIBUTION; ORGAN WEIGHT; PREDICTION; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOBIOLOGY; REVIEW; TESTIS; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0037210299     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(02)00050-4     Document Type: Article

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