The Influence of Age and Sex on the Metabolism of Americium by Rats
- 1 May 1973
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Health Physics
- Vol. 24 (5) , 541-546
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00004032-197305000-00009
Abstract
The retention of 241Am by the whole body and tissues has been studied in male and female rats of four ages after intravenous injection of americium in the form of citrate. Significant variations of the metabolism of americium with age and sex have been demonstrated in kidney, liver, and bone. The concentration of americium by kidney and liver was positively correlated with age, while the concentration by bone was negatively correlated with age. The concentration of americium by kidney and bone was greater in male than in female rats, but the concentration by liver was greater in the female rats. The radiotoxicological implications of these results are discussed.Keywords
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