TABLE 2

Cumulative recovery of radioactivity in urine, feces, cage wash, and bile after a 5 mg/kg i.v. or oral dose to BDC rats and a 2.5 mg/kg i.v. or oral dose to BDC dogs

Rat data are presented as the mean ± S.D.

AnimalRouteDoseAnimal (n)Recovery of Radioactivity
Time PointUrineBileFecesCage WashTotal Recovery
mg/kgh% dose
Ratsi.v.530–2478.4 ± 7.04.5 ± 0.73.0 ± 1.2N.S.85.9 ± 5.1
0–7279.3 ± 6.34.7 ± 0.73.7 ± 1.08.0 ± 3.195.7 ± 2.1
p.o.530–2482.0 ± 8.84.9 ± 1.23.7 ± 1.0N.S.90.6 ± 6.6
0–7282.7 ± 8.45.1 ± 1.24.1 ± 1.15.7 ± 5.097.6 ± 1.2
Dogsi.v.2.510–2476.72.40.90.980.9
0–7283.72.43.81.491.3
p.o.2.510–2471.81.94.12.780.5
0–72741.94.93.584.3
  • BDC, bile duct-cannulated; N.S., no sample.