The relation between strontium-85 uptake by young lettuce plants and soil solution composition is discussed. Uptake from soils is furthermore compared to the uptake from nutrient solutions. A close ...

PLASMA ultrafiltrate is thought to contain polyphosphates which prevent the nucleation of calcium salts on collagen. Under physiological conditions, these substances are thought to be inactivated by ...

Strontium-85 scanning of suspected bone lesions in 81 patients has added to the criteria for the diagnosis of malignant and other lesions of bone. Of 46 patients with a previous history of malignant ...

SEVERAL investigations have been made of the turnover of radioactive calcium and strontium in man. Qualitatively their metabolism is similar, as is to be expected from their close chemical ...