Accumulation and distribution of uranium in rats after implantation with depleted uranium fragments

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 183-192

  Zhu, Guoying ^a   Tan, Mingguang ^b   Li, Yulan ^b   Xiang, Xiqiao ^a   Hu, Heping ^a   Zhao, Shuquan ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF APPLIED PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Bone; Depleted uranium; Distribution; ICP MS; Kidney

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; BONE; HISTOLOGY; MASS SPECTROMETERS; MUSCLE; RATS; URANIUM;

DEPLETED URANIUM; DISTRIBUTION; DISTRIBUTION OF URANIUMS; DOSE LEVELS; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA-MASS SPECTROMETRY; KIDNEY; POST-IMPLANTATION; SPRAGUE-DAWLEY RATS; URANIUM CONCENTRATION;

INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

URANIUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; MALE; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; URINE;

ANIMALS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; URANIUM;

EID: 70349241811     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: 13499157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1269/jrr.08104     Document Type: Article

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