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CHELATING agents have been known to alter considerably the biological distribution and excretion of radioisotopes, as shown with rare earths1, manganese2 and plutonium3. We have investigated the effects of chelating agents on the distribution of cobalt-60 in albino rats.
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SIVARAMAKRISHNAN, V., SREENIVASAN, N., SEKHARA VARMA, T. et al. Influence of Chelating Agents on the Distribution of Cobalt-60 in Albino Rats. Nature 193, 1195–1196 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/1931195a0
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