The turnover of [75 Se] selenomethionine in infants and rats measured in a whole body counter

ABSTRACT

The gamma-emitting amino acid [75Se]selenomethionine was given to rats and to human infants, and the rate and route of excertion of 75Se was followed for several weeks by daily measurements in a 4 pi whole body counter. These data were used to calculate the turnover rate of total body protein, and the results were checked against other, technically more difficult, methods.(AU)