Table 1

Recovery of radioactivity 168 h after [14C]1,2-DEB i.v. or oral administration to non bile duct-cannulated male Sprague-Dawley rats1-a

TreatmentFractional Excretion
Route of AdministrationDoseUrineFecesTotal Activity ExhaledCarcassTotal Recovery
mg/kg b.wt. % of the dose
i.v.175.7  ± 2.615.3  ± 1.72.97  ± 0.113.29  ± 0.0697  ± 2
Oral175.5  ± 2.417.1  ± 2.12.02  ± 0.852.84  ± 0.3398  ± 3
Oral10065.0  ± 2.6* , ** 23.4  ± 1.6* , ** 3.07  ± 0.823.26  ± 0.2496  ± 1
Oral4 × 10071.8  ± 2.117.4  ± 0.75.12  ± 1.602.18  ± 0.4495  ± 1
  • 1-a Data expressed as a percentage of the administered dose (mean ± S.E.); n = 6 for urine and feces andn = 3 for exhaled radioactivity and total recovery.

  • ∗, values significantly different from those of the group treated i.v. with 1 mg/kg, (p < .05).

  • ∗∗, values significantly different from those of the group treated orally with 1 mg/kg, (p < .05).