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Definition of Autoradiography

1. Noun. Producing a radiograph by means of the radiation emitted from the specimen being photographed.

Definition of Autoradiography

1. Noun. The process of making autoradiographs. ¹

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Definition of Autoradiography

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Medical Definition of Autoradiography

1. A specimen containing radioactive atoms is overlaid with a photographic emulsion (X-ray film), which is subsequently developed, revealing the localisation of radioactivity as a pattern of silver grains. Resolution is determined by the path length of the radiation and so the low energy beta emitting isotope, tritium, is usually used. The technique can be used to visualise radioactively labelled molecules or fragments of molecules, used in analyzing length and number of DNA fragments after they are separated by gel electrophoresis. (12 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Autoradiography

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Problems of Drug Dependence: Proceedings of the 58th Annual Scientific Meeting by Louie S. Harrie (1999)
"... in vitro autoradiography was performed to localize changes in mu opioid receptor-coupled G-protein activity in brain after morphine treatment. ..."

2. Smokeless Tobacco Or Health: An International Perspective by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Thus, autoradiography has revealed nicotinic receptors both at the cell body/ dendrite level and on terminals in the nucleus accumbens. ..."

3. Mammalian Embryo Genomics by OECD (2003)
"With a total of 500 two-cell embryos including 130 radioactive embryos, and with combination of silver stain and autoradiography, only 166 of the 851 ..."

4. Drug Abuse and Drug Abuse Research (1991): The Third Triennial Report to edited by MaryLouise Embrey, Christine R. Hartel (1999)
"... receptor autoradiography, electrophysiology biochemistry, and behavior, we continue to learn a great deal about the distribution of these receptors, ..."

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