UPTAKE AND TRANSFER OF FALLOUT I131 IN PREGNANT WOMEN

Author:: Cohn, S. H.
Published:: United States : [publisher not identified], 1963.
[Oak Ridge, Tennessee] : [U.S. Atomic Energy Commission], 1963.
Physical Description:: microfiche : negative ; 8 x 13 cm
Additional Creators:: Gusmano, E. A.

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Levels of I/sup 131/ in pregnant women and controls were determined by whole-body counting with a scintillation crystal placed over the thyroid. No detectable levels of I/sup 131/ were found. Ten fetal thyroids and milk samples were also negative for I/sup 131/. In a second series counted during Oct. through Dec. 1962, levels of I/sup 131/ in pregnant women ranged from 0 to 160 pC. In 5 of the offspring of these women measured from 18 to 34 days after birth, no significant levels of I/sup 131/ were detected. Levels of I/sup 131/ in milk samples collected during this period ranged from 25 to 180 pC/qt. Apparently no more I/sup 131/ was taken up by pregnant than by nonpregnant women. The data suggest a correlation between milk consumption and thyroid I/sup 131/ content. (C.H.)

Report Numbers:

BNL-7177; CONF-66-9

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U.S. Atomic Energy Commission depository collection.

Note:

DOE contract number: AT(30-2)-GEN-16
NSA number: NSA-17-038703
OSTI Identifier 4629158
Research organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, N.Y.

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