Dissolution rate and biokinetic model of zirconium tritide particles in rat lungs

Health Physics

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 672-682

  Zhou, Yue ^a   Cheng, Yung Sung ^a   Wang, Yansheng ^b  

^a LOVELACE RESPIRATORY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b New Mexico Environment Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Biokinetics; Lungs; Rodent; Tritium

Indexed keywords

TRITIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FISCHER 344 RAT; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KINETICS; LUNG; MALE; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; METABOLISM; PARTICLE SIZE; RAT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; KINETICS; LUNG; MALE; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; MODELS, ANIMAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PARTICLE SIZE; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRITIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 77951147702     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HP.0b013e3181cd3879     Document Type: Article

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