Human (13)N-ammonia PET studies: the importance of measuring (13)N-ammonia metabolites in blood.
Keiding S, Sørensen M, Munk OL, Bender D.
Keiding S, et al.
Metab Brain Dis. 2010 Mar;25(1):49-56. doi: 10.1007/s11011-010-9181-2. Epub 2010 Mar 9.
Metab Brain Dis. 2010.
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Due to a radioactive half-life for (13)N of 10 min, the procedure is not suitable for blood samples taken beyond 5-7 min after tracer injection. By modifying Rosenspire's method, we established a method enabling analysis of up to 10 blood samples in the course of 30 min. . …
Due to a radioactive half-life for (13)N of 10 min, the procedure is not suitable for blood samples taken beyond 5-7 min after tracer inject …