Isotopic Tracers in Biology. An Introduction to Tracer Methodology

Content: 
ORGANIC AND BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
PREFACE TO THIRD EDITION, Pages v-vi
CHAPTER I - ATOMIC NUCLEI, RADIOACTIVITY, AND THE PRODUCTION OF RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPES, Pages 1-48
CHAPTER II - RADIATION CHARACTERISTICS OF TRACER ATOMS, Pages 49-62
CHAPTER III - Isotopic Assay, Pages 63-115
CHAPTER IV - Radiation Hazards, Pages 116-124
CHAPTER V - PRACTICAL INTERLUDE, Pages 125-132
CHAPTER VI - SURVEY OF TRACER METHODOLOGY: BIOCHEMICAL ASPECTS, PART I, Pages 133-183
CHAPTER VII - SURVEY OF TRACER METHODS: BIOCHEMICAL ASPECTS, PART II, Pages 184-232
CHAPTER VIII - SURVEY OF TRACER METHODOLOGY: PHYSIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL ASPECTS, Pages 233-271
CHAPTER IX - THE ISOTOPES OF HYDROGEN, Pages 272-292
CHAPTER X - THE ISOTOPES OF CARBON, Pages 293-338
CHAPTER XI - THE ISOTOPES OF OXYGEN, NITROGEN, PHOSPHORUS AND SULFUR, Pages 339-360
CHAPTER XII - VARIOUS RADIOACTIVE NUCLIDES OF IMPORTANCE IN BIOLOGY, Pages 361-403
APPENDIX 1 - RADIOACTIVITY UNITS AND STANDARDS, Pages 404-406
APPENDIX 2 - SOME TYPICAL WORKING RULES FOR RADIOCHEMISTRY LABORATORIES, Pages 407-410
APPENDIX 3 - CHROMATOGRAPHY, Pages 411-419
APPENDIX 4 - RADIOACTIVE NUCLIDES OF INTEREST IN BIOLOGICAL TRACER RESEARCH, Pages 420-429
APPENDIX 5 - REMARKS ON THE USE OF LIQUID SCINTILLATION DETECTORS IN ASSAY OF BIOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT NUCLIDES, Pages 430-433
Author Index, Pages 435-452
Subject Index, Pages 453-478