Destructive Action of Astatine211 (Element 85) on the Thyroid Gland of the Rat.

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1 January 1950

journal article
research article
Published by Frontiers Media SA in Experimental Biology and Medicine

Vol. 73 (1) , 51-53
https://doi.org/10.3181/00379727-73-17572

Abstract

The destructive action of astatine211 upon the thyroid gland has been demonstrated. This artificial radio-active halogen decays by the emission of alpha particles and is selectively accumulated by the thyroid to a degree comparable to I.

Keywords

THYROID