Premium
Radioactive Indium is Not Readily Transferred to the Amniotic Fluid
Author(s) -
Biggs J. S. G.,
Buttfield I. H.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1973.tb02300.x
Subject(s) - amniotic fluid , indium , andrology , placenta , obstetrics , medicine , chemistry , radiochemistry , pregnancy , biology , fetus , genetics , organic chemistry
Summary: Studies performed within one hour of indium‐113m placental localization in 8 patients showed that only about 0.01% of radioactivity had passed from maternal blood to amniotic fluid.