Published 1981
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Miscellaneous
Applications of isotopes in zoological studies
Description
The biochemistry of animal viruses is studied with radioisotope tracer techniques. The composition of viruses is determined by radioactive labelling of the nucleic acid or proteins. Radioisotopes are essential in studying the reactions in the multiplication of viruses. In the bluetongue virus, the nucleic acid is labelled with 3H and the protein with 14C before penetrating a cell. The pulse labelling technique is used to study reaction kinetics. Immune reactions are investigated by adding an immune serum to labelled virus proteins, and analysing the precipitated proteins
Additional details
Additional titles
- Subtitle (English)
- Radioisotopes and the study of microorganisms
- Original title (Afrikaans)
- Isotoopaanwendings in dierkundige studies
- Original subtitle (Afrikaans)
- Radioisotope en die studie van mikro-organismes.
Publishing Information
- Imprint Title
- Short course on the use of radioisotopes in agriculture, 22 to 24 April 1981, Pretoria
- Imprint Pagination
- 212 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 13.1-13.4.
- Report number
- INIS-mf--6593
Conference
- Title
- Short course on the use of radioisotopes in agriculture.
- Dates
- 22 - 24 Apr 1981.
- Place
- Pretoria, South Africa.
INIS
- Country of Publication
- South Africa
- Country of Input or Organization
- South Africa
- INIS RN
- 12624805
- Subject category
- S60: APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ANIMALS; BIOCHEMISTRY; CARBON 14; LABELLED COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHORUS 32; TRACER TECHNIQUES; TRITIUM; VIRUSES
- Descriptors DEC
- BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CARBON ISOTOPES; CHEMISTRY; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HYDROGEN ISOTOPES; ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MICROORGANISMS; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; PARASITES; PHOSPHORUS ISOTOPES; RADIOISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
Optional Information
- Notes
- Imprint:Kortkursus oor die gebruik van radioaktiewe isotope in die landbou, 22 tot 24 April 1981, Pretoria.