Abstract
1. New Zealand white rabbits were injected intraperitoneally with [125] L‐thyroxine. Experiments were performed after 24 hr had elapsed. 2. Thyroxine distribution space was calculated as 129 ml. kg−1. Half‐life of disappearance of thyroxine from the blood of the urethane anaesthetized rabbit was 653 min. 3. After exchange of approximately 20 ml. kg−1 whole blood with heparinized blood from a non‐radioactive donor, equilibration of radioactivity in the recipient had produced a peak radioactivity by 2 hr. 4. The thyroxine space in which complete exchange took place within 2 hr was 102·7 ± 4·7 ml. kg−1 in six rabbits. This is 79·6% of the thyroxine distribution space. 5. These results are compared with observations in the rat.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 447-454 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | The Journal of Physiology |
Volume | 212 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 1971 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physiology