Summary
Five days after intravenous administration of Zn65 to young monkeys, autoradiograms of compact bone show that radioactivity is exclusively located at the frontier line, where preosseous tissue is becoming mineralized. Since no diffuse reaction can be detected at this stage in the pre-existing calcified bone, it is concluded that Zn65 is not exchanged with the constituents of bone tissue, but does indicate accretion of new mineral substance.
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Haumont, S., Vincent, J. Zn65 et calcification du squelette. Experientia 17, 296–297 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02158160
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