Radioactive Tracers in Biology. An Introduction to Tracer Methodology

Content: 
ORGANIC AND BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION, Pages v-vi
PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION, Pages vii-ix
CHAPTER I - Atomic Nuclei, Radioactivity, and the Production of Radioactive Isotopes, Pages 1-47
CHAPTER II - Radiation Characteristics of Tracer Atoms, Pages 48-62
CHAPTER III - Procedures for Radioactive Assay, Pages 63-110
CHAPTER IV - Radiation Hazards, Pages 111-118
CHAPTER V - Survey of Tracer Methodology: Biochemical Aspects, Pages 119-168
CHAPTER VI - Survey of Tracer Methodology: Physiological and Medical Aspects, Pages 169-201
CHAPTER VII - Radioactive Hydrogen (Tritium, H3), Pages 202-223
CHAPTER VIII - Short-Lived Radioactive Carbon (C11), Pages 224-243
CHAPTER IX - Long-Lived Radioactive Carbon (C14), Pages 244-278
CHAPTER X - Radioactive Phosphorus (P32), Pages 279-299
CHAPTER XI - Radioactive Sulfur (S35), Pages 300-316
CHAPTER XII - Alkali Metal and Alkaline Earth Tracers, Pages 317-326
CHAPTER XIII - Tracer Isotopes of Halogens, Pages 327-345
CHAPTER XIV - Various Radioactive Isotopes of Importance in Biology, Pages 346-371
Appendix 1 - GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY, Pages 373-374
Appendix 2 - RADIOACTIVITY UNITS AND STANDARDS, Pages 375-377
Appendix 3 - SOME TYPICAL WORKING RULES FOR RADIOCHEMISTRY LABORATORY, Pages 378-381
Appendix 4 - RADIOACTIVE NUCLIDES OF INTEREST IN BIOLOGICAL TRACER RESEARCH, Pages 382-391
Appendix 5 - NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS RADIUM E BETA STANDARDS AND THEIR APPLICATION TO ANALYSIS OF P32 AND I131, Pages 392-406
Author Index, Pages 407-420
Subject Index, Pages 421-429