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Determination of the metal balance shift induced in small fresh water fish by X-ray irradiation using PIXE analysis

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The balance of essential elements in organisms can be changed by environmental stresses. A small fresh water fish, the medaka, was irradiated with X-rays (total dose: 17 Gy, which is not a lethal dose for this fish). Essential elements in the liver, gall bladder, kidney, spleen, heart and brain of the fish were measured by the particle induced X-ray emission (PIXE) method and compared with those of a control fish. Various changes in the elemental balance shift were observed. The PIXE method can analyze many elements in a small sample simultaneously, and so the changes in elemental content induced by irradiation were readily determined.

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  1. Division of Technical Support and Development, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, 9-1, Anagawa-4-chome, Inage-ku, Chiba-shi, 263-8555, Japan

    M. Yukawa, H. Iso, K. Kodama & H. Imaseki

  2. Laboratory Animal Development and Research Group, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, 9-1, Anagawa-4-chome, Inage-ku, Chiba-shi, 263-8555, Japan

    K. Aoki & Y. Ishikawa

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Yukawa, M., Aoki, K., Iso, H. et al. Determination of the metal balance shift induced in small fresh water fish by X-ray irradiation using PIXE analysis. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 272, 345–352 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-007-0527-0

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