TABLE 5

Distribution of radioactivity in the gastrointestinal tract of sheep following a single 0.5-mg/kg oral dose of [3H]PHQ Values in parentheses for sheep 1 to 4 represent time of necropsy.


GI Tract

Sheep 1 (24 h)

Sheep 2 (48 h)

Sheep 3 (72 h)

Sheep 4 (96 h)
% of administered dose
Rumen 28 1.4 1.4 0.14
Reticulum 0.4 0.24 0.02 0.01
Omasum 0.6 0.14 0.08 0.01
Abomasum 1.5 0.22 0.16 0.03
Duodenum 0.5 0.10 0.04 0.01
Jejunum 2.1 0.14 0.10 0.01
Ileum 1.3 0.39 0.29 0.03
Cecum 1.9 1.0 0.31 0.07
Large intestine 5.7 1.7 0.85 0.12
Colon 9.9 1.6 0.79 0.10
   Total
52
6.8
4.0
0.52