Journal article
MEASUREMENT OF WHOLE-BODY NITROGEN BY NEUTRON-ACTIVATION ANALYSIS
Abstract
Whole-body nitrogen was measured in man using a new technique of neutron-activation analysis. Patients were irradiated with a small dose of fast neutrons and the capture γ rays arising from neutron interactions with nitrogen nuclei were recorded. Sixty-five patients with various diseases have been studied on 190 occasions. The technique has proved to be highly reproducible and offers a new experimental approach to the study of metabolic …
Authors
Harvey TC; Dykes PW; Chen NS; Ettinger KV; Jain S; James H; Chettle DR; Fremlin JH; Thomas BJ
Journal
The Lancet, Vol. 302, No. 7826, pp. 395–399
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
8 1973
DOI
10.1016/s0140-6736(73)92269-1
ISSN
0140-6736