Nuclear Analytical Methods in the Life Sciences

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A Short History of Nuclear Activation Analysis....Pages 1-7
Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis of Biological Samples....Pages 9-16
Neutron Activation Analysis of Biological Samples with a Preirradiation Chemical Separation....Pages 17-25
Nondestructive Determination of Arsenic in urine by Epithermal Neutron Activation Analysis and Compton Suppression....Pages 27-32
CADEIA and REJECT....Pages 33-41
Determination of Trace Elements in Standard Reference Materials by the k o -Standardization Method....Pages 43-51
A New Microcomputer-Controlled Neutron Activation and Analysis System....Pages 53-61
The Use of Compton Suppression Spectrometers for Trace Element Studies in Biological Materials....Pages 63-73
Tomography and Elemental Analysis of Biological Systems....Pages 75-83
Application of Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis/Neutron Activation Analysis for Protein Quantification....Pages 85-91
Location and Quantification of Metal Ions in Enzymes Combining Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis and Particle-Induced X-Ray Emission....Pages 93-101
Analysis of Biological Samples Using Prompt Gamma Radiations Induced by 14.7-MeV Neutrons....Pages 103-110
A New Technique for the Study of Erythrocyte Survival by Double Labeling and Use of a Well-Type Ge Detector....Pages 111-118
Charged-Particle Activation Analysis of Biological Material....Pages 119-131
An X-Ray Microprobe Facility Using Synchrotron Radiation....Pages 133-141
Radioisotope Induced X-Ray Emission (RIXE) Studies in Life Sciences....Pages 143-148
Nuclear Analytical Methods for Trace Element Studies in Calcified Tissues....Pages 149-159
Fluorine Concentrations in Bone Biopsy Samples Determined by Proton-Induced Gamma-Ray Emission and Cyclic Neutron Activation....Pages 161-168
Study of Physiopathological Phenomena in Dental Enamel by Neutron Activation Analysis....Pages 169-176
Trace Elemental Content of Biological Materials....Pages 177-187
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Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis of Geological and Biological Reference Materials Using the k o -Standardization Method....Pages 189-194
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Soluble Metals in the Atmosphere and Their Biological Implications....Pages 195-212
Major and Trace Elements in Spruce Needles by NAA....Pages 213-221
Transfer of Toxic Elements from the Atmosphere to Cattle and Game Animals....Pages 223-229
Determination of Trace Elements in Aerosol Samples by Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis....Pages 231-242
Production of 134 Cs Thermo-Generated Aerosols Study of Their Behavior After Deposition on Spruce Trees....Pages 243-248
Whole Body Content and Turnover of Cs and K....Pages 249-256
Studies of Cadmium Uptake in Bone and Its Environmental Distribution....Pages 257-261
Elemental Concentrations in Hair of Inhabitants of a Cadmium-Polluted Area....Pages 263-268
Determination of Manganese in Airborne Particulates in a Dry-Cell Battery Factory Using X-Ray Fluorescence Technique....Pages 269-277
Environmental Impact of the Gold Mining Industry in Ghana....Pages 279-285
Trace Element Determination in Scalp Hair of People Working at a Copper Smelter....Pages 287-294
Air Quality Status in Kinshasa as Determined by Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis, Atomic Absorption Spectrometry, and Ion-Exchange Chromatography....Pages 295-305
Mapping Technique Based on Elemental Hair Composition Data....Pages 307-320
Environmental Specimen Banking....Pages 321-327
Alaskan Marine Mammal Tissue Archival Project....Pages 329-334
A Comprehensive Study on the Contents and Leaching of Trace Elements from Fly-Ash Originating from Polish Hard Coal by NAA and AAS Methods....Pages 335-345
An Environmental Research on Trace Elements in Freshwater Fish by Neutron Activation Analysis....Pages 347-354
Identifying Sources of Groundwater Pollution Using Trace Element Signatures....Pages 355-361
An Application of INAA and PIXE on the Analysis of Nutritional and Toxicological Elements in Samples of Drinkable Water....Pages 363-375
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Plastics from Household Waste as a Source of Heavy Metal Pollution....Pages 377-383
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Reference Man and Woman More Fully Characterized....Pages 385-400
In Vivo Neutron Activation Analysis of Organ Cadmium Burdens....Pages 401-406
In Vivo Measurements of Cadmium and Lead in Occupationally-Exposed Workers and an Urban Population....Pages 407-414
Recent Developments in In Vivo Neutron Activation Analysis Facilities....Pages 415-421
A Proposed Three-Phase Counting System for the In Vivo Measurement of the Major Elements using Pulsed 14 MeV Neutrons....Pages 423-428
Measurements of Total Body Calcium by Prompt-Gamma Neutron Activation Analysis Using a 252 Cf Source....Pages 429-437
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Combination of Neutron Activation Analysis, Tracer Techniques, and Biochemical Methods in the Investigation of Selenium Metabolism....Pages 439-447
Speciation of Chromium in Plasma and Liver Tissue of Endstage Renal Failure Patients on Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis....Pages 449-460
A Search for Longitudinal Variations in Trace Element Levels in Nails of Alzheimer’s Disease Patients....Pages 461-470
Whole Body Elimination Routes of Gold in Humans After a Single-Dose Application of the Antirheumatic Auranofin....Pages 471-477
Trace Element Distribution in the Hair of Some Sickle Cell Anemia Patients and Controls....Pages 479-484
Minor and Trace Elemental Contents of Cancerous Breast Tissue Measured by Instrumental and Radiochemical Neutron Activation Analysis....Pages 485-496
Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis of Kidney Stones....Pages 497-502
Studies on Zinc- and Cadmium-Bound Proteins in Bovine Kidneys by Biochemical and Neutron Activation Techniques....Pages 503-512
Metabolic Deposition of Selenium and Cadmium into the Hair and Other Tissues of the Guinea Pig....Pages 513-519
Carbon Determination in Human Teeth by Activation with He-3 Ions....Pages 521-527
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Vanadium Determination at the Ultra-Trace Level in Biological Reference Materials and Serum by Radiochemical Neutron Activation Analysis....Pages 529-540
Factors Affecting the Levels Reported for Vanadium in Human Serum....Pages 541-551
Determination of Trace Elements in Human Serum by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry....Pages 553-560
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Aspects of Accuracy and Precision in the Determination of As and Sb In Biological Materials by Neutron Activation Analysis....Pages 561-569
Homogeneity and Evaluation of the New NIST Leaf Certified Reference Materials....Pages 571-577
Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis of Standard Reference Material 1941, Organics in Marine Sediment....Pages 579-587
Applicability of Microwave Acid Digestion to Sample Preparation of Biological Materials for Analysis by Particle-Induced X-Ray Emission (PIXE)....Pages 589-597
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New Essential Trace Elements for the Life Sciences....Pages 599-611
Neutron Capture Prompt-γ Activation Analysis of Foods....Pages 613-622
Activation Analysis of Human Diet Samples with Epithermal Neutrons....Pages 623-627
Determination of Selenium in Duplicate Diets of Residents of Pinhel, Portugal, by Neutron Activation....Pages 629-635
Multielement Determination in Rice, Wheat, and Barley by Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis....Pages 637-645
Nuclear and Atomic Analytical Techniques in Environmental Studies in South America....Pages 647-660
Use of Nuclear Physics Methods in Life Sciences in the USSR....Pages 661-670
Applications of Nuclear Analytical Methods In the life Sciences as Exemplified by Recent Research Programs of the IAEA....Pages 671-681
Determination of Mercury in Human Serum and Packed Blood Cells by Neutron Activation Analysis....Pages 683-689
Determination of Main and Trace Element Contents in Human Brain by NAA and ICP-AES Methods....Pages 691-698
Levels of Some Trace Elements in Selected Autopsy Organs, and in Hair and Blood Samples from Adult Subjects of the Italian Population....Pages 699-708
Trace Element Distribution in Human Eye....Pages 709-719
Pigmentation and Temporal Effects on Trace Elements in Hair....Pages 721-728
Preliminary Study of the Distribution of the Toxic Elements As, Cd, and Hg in Human Hair and Tissues by RNAA....Pages 729-736
Study of Correlation of Se Content in Human Hair and Internal Organs by INAA....Pages 737-741
Determination of Inorganic Components in Brazilian Medicinal Plants by Neutron Activation Analysis....Pages 743-750
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PIXE Determination of Essential Trace Elements in Some Traditional Chinese Medicines....Pages 751-756
Inductively Coupled Atomic Emission Spectrometry and Neutron Activation Analysis for the Determination of Element Reference Values in Human Lung Tissue....Pages 757-768
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