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The Fate of Radioactive Tartar Emetic Administered to Human Subjects
I. Blood Concentration and Excretion following Single and Multiple Intravenous Injections
F. C. Bartter
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Summary
- 1. The use of radioactive antimony provides a useful tool in the study of the metabolism of the antimonials used in the treatment of tropical diseases.
- 2. Following a single intravenous dose of tartar emetic, there is rapid elimination by urine and feces for the first 2 days, followed by a slower and relatively steady rate of elimination for the following 5 days. Approximately 80 percent is eliminated by way of the urine, and 20 percent by the gastro-intestinal tract.
- 3. Approximately 12 percent of the antimony is eliminated in 24 hours; 30 percent in a week; and, in one patient, 73 percent of the antimony was eliminated in 4 weeks.
- 4. The blood antimony level falls precipitously following injection. There is evidence that the immediate toxic symptoms of antimony therapy are due to injection at a rate too rapid to allow for this drop. The poor results of therapy by infrequent doses may be attributable to the extremely low blood level which persists after a brief interval.
- 5. Analogous results of multiple injections in man and the dog suggest that the basic blood level of antimony may be controlled by adjusting the size and frequency of doses.
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Major, M.C., A.U.S.
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