... The concentration in the trachoeobronchial lymph nodes was 2.6 Bq/g-1 (71 pCi g-1) which is 25 fold greater than the concentration in the remainder of the lungs and two to four orders of magnitude greater than found in all other tissues.
Table 2. Tissue weights and 239Pu contents
| Tissue | Wet weight (g) | Total 239Pu (Bq) | 239Pu mBq g-1 | Percent of total in body | Percent of systemic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Respiratory tract | 1,337 | 130.0 | 97 | 52.8 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lungs | 1,303 | 86.8 | 67 | 35.3 | |
| Trachea | 17.4 | 0.07 | 4.3 | 0.03 | |
| TBL Nodes | 16.5 | 43.1 | 2,612 | 17.5 |
| Liver | 1,863 | 48.6 | 26 | 19.7 | 41.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kidneys | 326.3 | 0.09 | 0.28 | 0.03 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spleen | 258.3 | 1.46 | 5.7 | 0.6 | 1.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Smooth muscle(a) | 1,972 | 0.59 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Striated muscle | 24,659 | 8.59 | 0.35 | 3.5 | 7.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Misc. muscle(b) | 945 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skin | 19,688 | 2.57 | 0.13 | 1.0 | 2.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Testes | 14.4 | 0.01 | 0.69 | - | 0.0002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CNS | 1,332 | 0.18 | 0.14 | 0.07 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other soft tissue(c) | 420.1 | 2.8 | 6.6 | 1.2 | 2.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pituitary | 0.54 | 0.01 | 28.8 | ||
| Gall bladder | 26.5 | 0.11 | 4.0 | ||
| Prostate | 24.2 | 0.1 | 4.1 |
| Skeleton(d) | 8,691 | 51.2 | 5.9 | 20.8 | 43.9 |
| Skeleton (ash) | 2,681 | 19.1 |
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