Gastrointestinal absorption of /sup 95/Nb by rats of different ages
Carrier-free /sup 95/Nb in oxalic acid was administered via gavage to rats 6 hr, 7, 21, or 129 days of age, and these were sacrificed 4 days later. Rat pups less than 6 hr old were dosed in the above manner and sacrificed 1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12, 15, 17, 19, or 21 days after dosing. After 4 days, significantly more /sup 95/Nb was found in the tissues and gastrointestinal tracts of the suckling pups than in those of the weanling or adult rats. Some of the /sup 95/Nb in the digestive tracts of the suckling pups must have been available for absorption since an elevation of /sup 95/Nb in the whole body was observed as late as 9 days after dosing when 20 percent of the dose was still in the gastrointestinal tract. The relatively high (6.6 percent of the dose) absorption of /sup 95/Nb by the suckling pup and the rather long residence time in the gastrointestinal tract would indicate that /sup 95/Nb would be more hazardous for the juvenile than for the adult.
- Research Organization:
- Comparative Animal Research Lab., Oak Ridge, TN
- OSTI ID:
- 7106789
- Journal Information:
- Radiat. Res.; (United States), Journal Name: Radiat. Res.; (United States) Vol. 69:3; ISSN RAREA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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