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Retention of Zinc-65 in the Bones of Rats

Nature volume 189, pages 932–933 (1961)Cite this article

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THE distribution and retention of zinc-65 in the organs and tissues of both normal and tumour-bearing animals has been studied extensively1–4. Most of these observations, however, have extended only over short periods following administration of zinc-65 and little attention has been paid to the retention of the isotope in bone. Ballou5 and Gilbert and Taylor6, in work extending over periods of up to 300 days, have shown that there is a prolonged retention of zinc-65 in bone.

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TAYLOR, D. Retention of Zinc-65 in the Bones of Rats. Nature 189, 932–933 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/189932a0

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