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Radioactive Tracers

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Definition: Radioactive substances added in minute amounts to the reacting elements or compounds in a chemical process and traced through the process by appropriate detection methods, e.g., Geiger counter. Compounds containing tracers are often said to be tagged or labeled. (Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 12th ed)  IM for general only; no qualif    Other names Tracers, Radioactive
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
12-hydroxytetradecanoic acid  0   *Myristates Radioactive Tracers Tritium. Bioorg Med Chem 1996 Mar;4(3):439-43
11-hydroxytetradecanoic acid  2034-56-2   *Myristates Radioactive Tracers Tritium. Bioorg Med Chem 1996 Mar;4(3):439-43
metomidate  5377-20-8 1H-Imidazole-5-carboxylic acid, 1-(1-phenylethyl)-, methyl ester  Etomidate/*analogs & derivatives Carbon Radioisotopes Radioactive Tracers.
N-n-propylnorapomorphine  58479-52-0   Apomorphine/*analogs & derivatives Carbon Radioisotopes Radioactive Tracers Receptors, Dopamine D2/agonists.
Pharma Action Antiparkinson Agents ; Dopamine Agonists 		Arch Int Pharmacodyn Ther 1979;242(2):241; Arch Neurol 35(12):787;1978; Exp Neurol 55(1):56;1977; Experientia 34(11):1490;1978; J Med Chem 16(11):1223;1973; Lancet 1(7963):786;1976; N Engl J Med 294(11):567;1976; Nature 259(5544):584;1976; Pharmacol Biochem Behav 1979;11(6):653

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