Calcium resorption from bone in a human studied by 41Ca tracing

R. R. Johnson, D. Berkovits, E. Boaretto, Z. Gelbart, S. Ghelberg, O. Meirav, M. Paul, J. Prior, V. Sossi, E. Venczel

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Abstract

We are investigating long- and short-term processes that involve the resorption of the bone calcium in the human body, using accelerator mass spectrometry of 41Ca (T 1 2 = 104000 years). The evolution of an injected dose of 41Ca has been followed over 900 days by measurements in urine and serum. The 41 Ca/Ca isotopic ratio rapidly decreased after injection and after about 100 days, reached a quasi-steady state of 1.5 × 10-11. Variations in this level would signal a change in rates of calcium resorption from the bone.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)483-488
Number of pages6
JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
Volume92
Issue number1-4
DOIs
StatePublished - 3 Jun 1994
Externally publishedYes

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