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TABLE 1
Effect of Ligating the Oesophagus on the Tissue Distribution
of an Inhaled Sr®Clz Aerosol
GammaActivity (c/m) at 20 Hours Following Exposure
Tissue
Controls
Sham-operated
Oesophagus
18 ,800
21,300
8,150
838
9,246
879
10,722
261
5 ,272
Trachea
63
65
Alveolar
339
867
20
17
Liver
Head
Tissue
Oesophagus
(above ligation)
Stomach and
Contents
Small Intest. and
mice)
Ligated
Controls
Skeleton
6
. (6 mice
(6 mice)
;
(8 mice)
44
.
115
:
149
591
1,589
517
1,861
2,148
616
12,474
5,169
1,663
14,926
8,906
2,796
Contents
Large
Intest. and
Contents
Total G.I. Tract
Contents
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