activity the order is identical
in the two groups.
Table l6a - RADIOACTIVITY oF
PRE-SHOT RATS

Thousands of d/m/g Wet Sample

Island

Wt

in

gms

Engebi 175
Blijiri-. 57
Ro joa

82
TT
63

Skin

Stomach Gut &

Muscle Bone Liver & con-

con-

tents

0
0

0.011 |
0.020

0.026 0.014
0
0.016
0
0.020

tents

Lung Kidney

0
O

0
0.012

0
0.016

0.018
0.026

Oo
oO

0.015
0

O
O
O

0.012
0.012
0.016

0.010
0
0

0.016
0.011
0.014

oO
O
0

0
0
0

Table 16b - RADIOACTIVITY OF POST SHOT RATS

Thousands of d/m/g Wet Sample

Island

Wt

in

Skin

£ms

Biijiri

58
66
69
72
95
120

Average

:

stomach Gut &

Muscle Bone Liver & contents

6.4
9.90
14.
8.8
9.1
7.6

0.48
1.6
1.1
1.0
0.68
0.76

13.
8.3
18.
le.
7.0
46,

1.9
2.2
2.3
1.5
1.9
1.5

0.94
16.
3.7
0.20
1.2
3.5

9.2

0,94

17.

1.9

4.3

con-

tents

Lung Kidney

34,
ll.
3.2
5.8
1.4
16.

1.2
1.4
1.0
0.94
0.75
0.79

2.2
3.4
3.8
2.2
2.7
4.1

le.

1.0

3.1

Part of the activity in some of the tissues may be due to
naturally occurring x40 |

However,

the amount of potassium per

unit wet weight in the skin and muscle is approximately the

same and in either instance would amount to 5 d/m/g or less.
If x40 were mainly responsible for the increase

in activity

in the tissues then one would expect skin

muscle

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