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Use of implanted minipumps to study the effects of chelating drugs on renal /sup 63/Ni clearance in rats

Journal Article · · Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol.; (United States)

Continuous administration of /sup 63/NiCl/sub 2/ solution was performed in rats by ip implantation of osmotically driven minipumps. Renal /sup 63/Ni clearance averaged 6.4 ml/hr during the interval from 24 to 96 hr after initiation of the infusion. During the infusion, plasma /sup 63/Ni concentrations at 4:00 p.m. averaged 36% higher than those at 9:00 a.m., suggesting diurnal fluctuation of nickel metabolism in rats. Three chelating drugs were administered to groups of six rats by sc implantation of minipumps during simultaneous ip infusion of /sup 63/NiCl/sub 2/, in order to compare the effectiveness of the drugs in enhancing renal /sup 63/Ni excretion.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Connecticut, Farmington
OSTI ID:
6482737
Journal Information:
Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol.; (United States), Journal Name: Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol.; (United States) Vol. 51; ISSN TXAPA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English