Calcium iodate-another effective blocker of radioiodine uptake by the thyroid gland

Health Physics

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 92-94

  Pahuja, D N ^a   Jagtap, V S ^a   Sonawane, V R ^a   Rajan, M G R ^a   Samuel, A M ^b  

^a TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Bio medical Group (BARC)

Author keywords

131I; Potassium iodate; Thyroid; Uptake, radionuclide

Indexed keywords

BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM IODATE; FOOD ADDITIVE; IODINE 131; IODINE DERIVATIVE; POTASSIUM IODATE; RADIOACTIVE IODINE; STABLE ISOTOPE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CALCIUM; IODATE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; RAT; SHELF LIFE; THYROID GLAND; ANIMAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BODY BURDEN; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WHOLE BODY COUNTING; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; BODY BURDEN; CALCIUM; IODATES; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; THYROID GLAND; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WHOLE-BODY COUNTING;

EID: 21544483780     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000156954.85743.fa     Document Type: Article

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