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The individual and additive effects upon the elimination of 137cesium from the body of supplementation of the diet with 1% ferric ferrocyanide (Prussian blue), 20% beet pulp, and 0.007% sodium fluoride was determined in rat muscle, femur, and carcass 30 days following a single intraperitoneal injection of the isotope. Ferric ferrocyanide showed a significant effect in reducing 137Cs retention in each of the examined tissues. Beet pulp showed a significant effect in reducing 137Cs retention in muscle tissue when used separately, and a greater effect when used in combination with ferric ferrocyanide and fluoride. Fluoride significantly reduced 137Cs retention in the femur when used separately. The combination of all dietary regimens resulted in the removal of 98.7 and 97.0% of the 137Cs in muscle and femur, respectively, and in the complete elimination of 137Cs from the remaining carcass of the rat.
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