In vivo and in vitro medical diagnoses of toxic cadmium in rats

Abstract

Rat exposed to toxic cadmium chronically and acutely are diagnosed by in vivo promt gamma-ray activation and in vitro neutron activation using nuclear reactor neutron beam. Linear correlation of both in vivo and in vitro methods is established, damage level of 1.7 mg/g Cd in kidneys and 0.16 mg/g Cd in liver are confirmed by biochemical diagnosis. Features of in vivo and in vitro nuclear medical diagnoses of cadmium contamination, serving as the basis for future research and correletion to human beings, are discussed. © 1989 Akadémiai Kiadó.