The aim of this work is to examine the relative merits of 59Fe and 111In scanning in estimating the functional value of the various erythropoietic areas and in appraising bone marrow distribution and extension. At first we studied a group of patients with heterogeneous distribution of bone marrow se
Plasma versus bone marrow desipramine: A comparative study
โ Scribed by Charles L. Winek; Scott E. Westwood; Wagdy W. Wahba
- Book ID
- 103903487
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 658 KB
- Volume
- 48
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0379-0738
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โฆ Synopsis
Correlation between plasma and bone marrow tricyclic antidepressants has not been studied before. Two groups of rabbits were given 10 and 20 mg of desipramine/kg body weight, respectively. Desipramine was administered to the animals once daily by mouth for 5 days. On the fifth day the animals were sacrificed and blood and bone marrow samples were collected and analyzed using a high performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method. Data showed that a correlation exists between bone marrow and blood desipramine. The bone marrow desipramine concentration increased as its blood levels increased. The average ratio of bone marrow to blood desipramine +/- S.D. (standard deviation) in both dosage groups was 37.2 +/- 4.46 with a range of 30.99-44.82. This investigation is promising and shows that bone marrow could be used as an alternative tissue in the absence of a suitable blood sample.
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