THE DISTRIBUTION OF POTASSIUM AND CAESIUM-137 IN THE CALF AND THE PIG
- 1 June 1961
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Biochemistry and Physiology
- Vol. 39 (6) , 1021-1026
- https://doi.org/10.1139/o61-102
Abstract
Using a scintillation spectrometer, measurements have been made of the distribution of potassium and radioactive caesium in the bodies of the cow and the pig as a result of the ingestion of these materials. The results of these experiments, which are based on measurements of the radioactivity normally found in foodstuffs and in animals, agree with those of earlier experiments in that there is no great concentration of Cs137 apparent in any one organ. However, there is evidence for preferential concentration in the kidney and testes.Keywords
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