Strontium biokinetics in humans: Influence of alginate on the uptake of ingested strontium

Health Physics

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 193-196

  Hollriegl V ^a   Rohmuss M ^b   Oeh, U ^b   Roth, P ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

90Sr; Biokinetics; Exposure, internal; Ingestion

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; GAVISCON; STRONTIUM; STRONTIUM 90;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GASTROINTESTINAL ABSORPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTESTINE WALL; ISOTOPE LABELING; ISOTOPE TRACING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOXICOKINETICS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ALGINATES; ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION, RADIOACTIVE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; KINETICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILK; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; STRONTIUM;

EID: 1642579635     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-200402000-00011     Document Type: Article

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