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Definition: Autoradiogram
Autoradiogram
\Au`to*ra"di*o*gram\, n. [Auto- + radiogram.]
(Biochemistry)
an image produced upon photographic film by exposure of the
film to a radioactive substance in close proximity to
(usually in contact with) the film.
Note: Recording the distribution of radioactive materials on
an autoradiogram is a technique much used in
biochemical research as part of analytical procedures,
in which radioactively labeled substances are subjected
to a separation process (such as electrophoresis) which
can help to characterize the substance, and the
resulting distribution of the labeled substance is
recorded on an autoradiogram. In microbiology and cell
biology, autoradiograms may be made on the same film as
a photomicrograph, permitting observation of the
distribution of labeled compounds within a cell.
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