TABLE 2

Distribution (nmol-Eq BGE/g tissue ± S.D., n = 4 or 5) of BGE-derived radioactivity 24 h after a single 200-mg/kg p.o. dose


Tissuea

Male Rat

Female Rat

Male Mouse

Female Mouse
Blood 39.4 ± 1.3 35.7 ± 3.5 18.1 ± 1.6 16.0 ± 2.3
Plasma 40.4 ± 2.9 38.7 ± 2.9 26.8 ± 4.8 18.6 ± 3.9
Liver 125 ± 9.5 150 ± 22 97.4 ± 15.2 75.9 ± 3.8
Kidney 97.2 ± 24.6 71.3 ± 5.0 128 ± 18 42.9 ± 5.5
Lung 69.3 ± 7.5 61.8 ± 2.8 44.1 ± 5.13 42.4 ± 4.2
Muscle 52.0 ± 40.9 11.7 ± 1.3 11.7 ± 1.4 15.0 ± 2.6
Skin 49.7 ± 3.5 36.7 ± 4.9 38.2 ± 3.4 38.2 ± 4.1
Fat 182 ± 95.7 40.0 ± 11.8 15.9 ± 2.3 32.9 ± 8.8
Brain 21.8 ± 2.2 16.8 ± 3.0 27.9 ± 36.5 11.5 ± 1.6
Forestomach 323 ± 29 394 ± 79 1750 ± 230 1770 ± 220
Glandular stomach 82.4 ± 18.4 74.3 ± 18.0 171 ± 21.6 184 ± 61
Small intestine 351 ± 164 117 ± 9.8 80.0 ± 5.8 65.7 ± 5.7
Large intestine
351 ± 154
175 ± 44
68.2 ± 6.1
50.1 ± 7.6
  • a Tissues listed under Materials and Methods but not appearing in the Table contained 0.01% or less of the dose.