Lymph transport of &lt;sup&gt;239&lt;/sup&gt;PuO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; in dogs

Gomez, L.S.

doi:10.2172/4462969

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“…These findings are consistent with the known importance of the superficial cervical lymph nodes in the translocation of plutonium from the front paws of beagles (JOHNSON et al, 1970;BISTLINE et al, 1972;BISTLINE, 1973;GOMEZ et al. 1972;GOMEZ, 1973), and the tracheobronchial lymph nodes in the translocation of plutonium from the lungs of beagles (BAIR, 1970;CLARKE et al, 1964;PARK et al, 1962). Since the popliteal lymph nodes are easier to palpate than the superficial cervical lymph nodes and are much more accessible than the tracheobronchial lymph nodes they offer obvious advantages for experimental procedures.…”

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Translocation Kinetics of Plutonium Oxide from the Popliteal Lymph Nodes of Beagles

Dagle¹,

Lebel²,

Phemister³

et al. 1975

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The translocation kinetics of high-fired plutonium oxide from the popliteal lymph nodes was studied in beagles with 9.2 to 39.445 of plutonium-239 oxide implanted subcutaneously in the left hind paws to simulate accidental contamination of hand wounds. The left hind paw was amputated 4 weeks after implantation to prevent continued deposition of plutonium oxide particles in the left popliteal lymph node. External in situ scintillation data showed slight clearance of plutonium from the popliteal lymph nodes of beagles monitored for 32 weeks. The estimated time for the fraction of plutonium retained at 100 days to be reduced by one-half varied from 290 to 1508 days. Treatment with DTPA did not have a measurable effect on the clearance of high-fired plutonium oxide from popliteal lymph nodes.

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