Toxicity of Radiostrontium in Monkeys

As a preliminary to a long-term investigation, eight monkeys have been injected with large doses of pure strontium-90 (25 years half-life) in equilibrium with its short-lived decay product yttrium-90. There is a higher toxicity and greater retention than in other species of animals 1 . Results are s...

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Published in:Nature (London) 1953-07, Vol.172 (4368), p.122-123, Article 122
Main Authors: EDINGTON, G. M, JUDD, J. M, WARD, A. H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Haplorhini
Humanities and Social Sciences
letter
multidisciplinary
Radioactivity
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Strontium
Strontium Radioisotopes
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Summary:As a preliminary to a long-term investigation, eight monkeys have been injected with large doses of pure strontium-90 (25 years half-life) in equilibrium with its short-lived decay product yttrium-90. There is a higher toxicity and greater retention than in other species of animals 1 . Results are summarized below:
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/172122b0