Chemicals and Drugs

Radio-Iodinated Serum Albumin

Normal human serum albumin mildly iodinated with radioactive iodine (131-I) which has a half-life of 8 days, and emits beta and gamma rays. It is used as a diagnostic aid in blood volume determination. (from Merck Index, 11th ed)

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Normal human serum albumin mildly iodinated with radioactive iodine (131-I) which has a half-life of 8 days, and emits beta and gamma rays. It is used as a diagnostic aid in blood volume determination. (from Merck Index, 11th ed)

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  • Serum Albumin, Radio-Iodinated
  • Serum Albumin, Radioiodinated
  • Albumin, Radio-Iodinated Serum
  • Albumin, Radioiodinated Serum
  • Radioiodinated Serum Albumin
  • Serum Albumin, Radio Iodinated
  • (131)I-MAA
  • (131)I-Macroaggregated Albumin

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, drug effects, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Radio-Iodinated Serum Albumin. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012711. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012711
  2. Radio-Iodinated Serum Albumin. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioiodinated_serum_albumin
  3. Radio-Iodinated Serum Albumin. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20801769