Abstract
The reactions of 1·0 nm particles of plutonium-238 dioxide with rat lung fluid have been studied both in vivo and in vitro. In both cases two products have been identified, (i) plutonium-labelled pulmonary surfactant and (ii) a heterogeneous plutonium-labelled material isolated by column chromatography. The formation of plutonium-labelled pulmonary surfactant results in the rapid translocation of plutonium from lungs to blood and in a high urinary excretion relative to administered plutonium citrate.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 453-466 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | International Journal of Radiation Biology |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 5 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1979 |