Published October 1980 | Version v1
Journal article

Salicylic acid failed to increase the efficacy of Ca-DTPA in the decorporation of plutonium and americium

  • 1. Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City

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Male and female C57BL/Do mice were each given a single ip injection of /sup 237 + 239/Pu + 241Am as the citrate complex at 45 days of age. Twice-weekly ip injections of either 500 μmole/kg Ca-DTPA or 500 μmole/kg Ca-DTPA mixed just before injection with 2000 μmole/kg salicylic acid (SA) were begun 3 days after nuclide administration and continued for 5 weeks. Control mice were injected each time with isotonic saline. Nuclide retention was determined by in vivo γ-ray counting using a NaI(Tl) crystal spectrometer. At the end of treatment, total-body retention of Pu or Am in the mice given Ca-DTPA was significantly lower (P < 0.001) than that in the control animals. Mice treated with Ca-DTPA plus SA were statistically indistinguishable from mice treated with Ca-DTPA alone

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Journal Title
Radiat. Res.
Journal Volume
84
Journal Issue
1
Series
Radiat. Res.
Journal Page Range
149-151
ISSN
0033-7587