Kinetics of the phagocytosis of radiogold colloids by the reticuloendothelial system in the rat

• Published in: The International journal of applied radiation and isotopes Vol. 21; no. 7; pp. 405 - 414
• Main Authors: Caro, R.A., Ciscato, V.A., Radicella, R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier B.V 01.01.1970
• Subjects: Animals; Colloids; Extracorporeal Circulation; Female; Gelatin - blood; Gelatin - metabolism; Gold Isotopes - blood; Gold Isotopes - metabolism; Kinetics; Male; Mathematics; Models, Biological; Mononuclear Phagocyte System - metabolism; Phagocytosis; Povidone - blood; Povidone - metabolism; Rats; Time Factors

The kinetics of the phagocytosis of radiogold colloids by the reticuloendothelial system of the rat has been studied theoretically and experimentally, assuming a Michaelis-Menten type kinetics and stating equations which allow the analysis of the phenomenon from a more general point of view. In orde...