TABLE 4

Disposition of radioactivity 72 h after an oral dose of [14C]kawain (100 mg/kg) to male F-344 Rats (n = 4): distribution in tissues


Tissue

Kawain

Tissue/Blood Ratio

Percentage of Dose in Total Tissue
ng-Eq/g tissue
Adipose 439 ± 363 0.390 ± 0.379 0.0417 ± 0.0358
Blood 1240 ± 243 Unity 0.0810 ± 0.0136
Brain 38.8 ± 4.7 0.0317 ± 0.0039 0.0003 ± 0.0000
Heart 309 ± 30.5 0.253 ± 0.038 0.0009 ± 0.0001
Kidney 2370 ± 153 1.95 ± 0.35 0.0175 ± 0.0008
Liver 3150 ± 266 2.58 ± 0.42 0.129 ± 0.006
Lung 497 ± 34 0.408 ± 0.061 0.0018 ± 0.0001
Muscle 121 ± 15 0.101 ± 0.028 0.0432 ± 0.0065
Skin 622 ± 155 0.505 ± 0.132 0.104 ± 0.026
Total in tissues


0.420 ± 0.0590