Januery 27, 1b.
Dr.
Fopert f.
Comerd-
fedicel Depertment
Brookhaven National Leboretory
Upten, New York
732.
Desr Bob:
“his is in response to your letter of Jamuer;y 16, 1355.
will ceament in turn on the studies involvin:. redioactive
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ueteriels which you hsve proposed for the Marshell Islanders
this trip.
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I dom't think this vill cive you the ensvwer inesmuich os
there is no necessary relstion betveen thyroid upteke
cnd high protein bound iodine. In other words, I con't
think it would be worth the incomvenience to the people.
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Is Cre5l so much more accurate than e dye when the
necessary correction factors are cranked ini Ian |
curious to know vhat cre the possible causes of the low
henetocrits es well as the total investi:etion thet you
plen to make.
“.
I vould assum you vould have to ccnfine your activities
to adults in which case I don't think you vould set mich
of a clue from the study proposed es to the size of the
exchanseable calcium pool and the rate of acretio of
“bone selts. Even in croving expericental enimals I om
told that the results ere not very bhelipful.
Sincerely yours,
Charlere
L.
Dunham,
Ei.D.
Director
Division of Biolosy end Medicine
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