Determination of the retention of 47Ca by whole-body counting

Retention of intravenously or orally administered Ca-47 in the human body are described by a two-parameter function. It is then sufficient to make only a few whole-body measurements to determine the retention function, avoiding faeces sampling and stool markers. Seven days after intake the non-absorbed calcium was excreted and the model agreed with the measured relative retention. Absorption of calcium could then, in some cases (e.g. comparative studies), be described by relative retention at the 7th day after intake. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.