autoradiography /au·to·ra·di·og·ra·phy/ (aw″to-ra″de-og´rah-fe) the making of a radiograph of an object or tissue by recording on a photographic plate the radiation emitted by radioactive material within the object.
autoradiography (ô´tōrādēog´r
fē),
autoradiography (ô´tōrādēog´r
fē),n 1. a photographic recording of radiation from radioactive material, obtained by placing the surface of the radioactive material in close proximity to a photographic emulsion.
n 2. the use of radioactive substances introduced into tissue followed by the placement of a photographic plate on the surface of the tissue preparation, usually employed in cytology and histology.
n 2. the use of radioactive substances introduced into tissue followed by the placement of a photographic plate on the surface of the tissue preparation, usually employed in cytology and histology.
autoradiography
the making of a radiograph of an object or tissue by recording on an x-ray plate the radiation emitted by radioactive material within the object. An immunologic technique used to visualize radioactive molecules in tissue sections or electrophoretic gels. Called also radioautography.
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