1st Edition

Revival: Studies Of Cellular Functions Using Radiotracers (1982)

Edited By Mervyn Billinghurst Copyright 1982
    260 Pages
    by CRC Press

    260 Pages
    by CRC Press

    This volume is the result of the concerted effeort of a number os scientists to summarize in a succinct way the current understanding of the mechanisms of these localizations. The editors of the book gratefully acknowledge this combined effort.

    Chapter 1

    The Measurement of Brain Glucose Metabolism Using Radiotracers

    Chapter 2

    Mechanism of Localization of Radiotracers in Myocardium in Health and Disease

    Chapter 3

    The Evaluation of Hepatocyte Function with Radiotracers

    Chapter 4

    Radio Ion Exchange in Bone

    Chapter 5

    Mechanisms of Fixation of Bone Imaging Radiopharmaceuticals

    Chapter 6

    Renal Secretion and Filtration Studies

    Chapter 7

    Endocrine System

    Chapter 8

    The Mechanisms of Localization, Specificity, and Metabolism of Adrenal Gland Imaging Agents

    Chapter 9

    Trapping and Metabolism of Radioions by the Thyroid

    Index

    Biography

    Mervyn W. Billinghurst, Ph.D.,  is Director, Radiopharmacy at the Health Science Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.