. The Biological bulletin. Biology; Zoology; Biology; Marine Biology. METABOLISM OF RADIOSTRONTIUM BY FISH 339 Table I shows the distribution of the Sr89 in the various organs and tissues of these fishes, and Figure 2 is a graph showing some of these data. This graph is presented as the percentage of radioactivity of the different organs and tissues in terms of the total radioactivity found in the entire fish when it was killed. It is 100. Head operc. Gills Integument Muscle 10 100 Hours after dose *"A kidney, Gonad _^< Y^'sC&ecum \X \Livcr Fore gut Heart 1000 FIGURE 2. The distrib
. The Biological bulletin. Biology; Zoology; Biology; Marine Biology. METABOLISM OF RADIOSTRONTIUM BY FISH 339 Table I shows the distribution of the Sr89 in the various organs and tissues of these fishes, and Figure 2 is a graph showing some of these data. This graph is presented as the percentage of radioactivity of the different organs and tissues in terms of the total radioactivity found in the entire fish when it was killed. It is 100. Head operc. Gills Integument Muscle 10 100 Hours after dose *"A kidney, Gonad _^< Y^'sC&ecum \X \Livcr Fore gut Heart 1000 FIGURE 2. The distribution of a single ingestion of Sr89 in organs and tissues of pelagic fishes as a function of time. apparent that the tissues are segregated into two groups with regard to strontium retention: the visceral, and the structural. The visceral organs and tissues, in- cluding the blood, kidney, foregut, midgut, hindgut, spleen, liver, caecum and heart, show a continuing decrease in radioactivity beginning one hour after the adminis- tration of the dose. The structural tissues, including the skeleton, head and. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass. ); Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass. ). Annual report 1907/08-1952; Lillie, Frank Rattray, 1870-1947; Moore, Carl Richard, 1892-; Redfield, Alfred Clarence, 1890-1983. Woods Hole, Mass. : Marine Biological Laboratory
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