IN-VIVO BODY-COMPOSITION STUDIES IN RATS - ASSESSMENT OF TOTAL-BODY PROTEIN

Authors
YASUMURA S STAMATELATOS IE BOOZER CN MOORE R MA R
Citation
S. Yasumura et al., IN-VIVO BODY-COMPOSITION STUDIES IN RATS - ASSESSMENT OF TOTAL-BODY PROTEIN, Applied radiation and isotopes, 49(5-6), 1998, pp. 731-732
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging","Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal title
Applied radiation and isotopes
ISSN journal
09698043 → ACNP
Volume
49
Issue
5-6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
731 - 732
Database
ISI
SICI code
0969-8043(1998)49:5-6<731:IBSIR->2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
The precision and accuracy of a prompt-gamma neutron activation facili ty developed to assess total body protein in rats is estimated. The co efficient of Variation of nitrogen measurement, as estimated by repeat ed measurements on 15 rats, was 5.5% for an equivalent dose of 60 mSv (Q = 20). Good agreement was observed in comparing the results of in v ivo neutron activation analysis and chemical carcass analysis performe d by the Kjeldahl method. The application of the technique in comparin g the effect of a low-fat and a high-fat diet on body protein in rats is demonstrated. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.