Abstract
The employment of stable isotopes technology allows to perform a wide range of studies in vivo avoiding the utilisation of radioactive isotopes. As stable isotopes naturally occur in nature, the technique detects the enrichment in breath air of the tracer administered. Stable isotopes technology is increasingly being used in biomedical investigation due to the security of its use and the development and availability of new substrates. Breath tests such 13C-urea in the detection of Helicobacter pylori and 13C-octanoic acid for gastric emptying are the most important clinical applications.
| Translated title of the contribution | Applications of stable isotopes in biomedical sciences |
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| Original language | Spanish |
| Pages (from-to) | 69-76 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Revista de medicina de la Universidad de Navarra |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - 1998 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine