Labeled fatty acids and method of making and using same
AssigneeKernforschungsanlage Julich Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung
InventorsErnst J. Knust, Christiane Kupfernagel, Gerhard Stocklin
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Abstract
Radioactive-halogen labeled fatty acids, especially fatty acids having as an .omega.-terminal or mid-chain substituent 18.sub.F as the labeling atom. The hydrocarbon has more than fifteen carbon atoms in the hydrocarbon chain and is purified by high pressure liquid chromatography for use in investigating the kinetics of material exchange in the heart muscle.
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An .sup.18 F labeled fatty acid, particularly for investigation into the kinetics of heart muscle metabolism containing at least one positron-emitting .sup.18 F atom at the .omega. terminal or at least at one position along the chain substantially central of the .alpha. and .omega. terminals.
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