Published April 1982 | Version v1
Journal article

The comparison of the biological behaviour of morphine and its N-oxides in rats

  • 1. Cekmece Nuclear Research and Training Center, Istanbul (Turkey)

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14C labelled morphine and morphine N-oxide solutions are injected into rats for the in vivo detection and comparison of morphine N-oxides, the natural presence of which in Papaver somniferum L. was proved by us in an earlier work /1/ and morphine itself and the distributions of these two substances in the kidneys, liver, blood and urine of the injected animals are investigated, in various time intervals. (author)

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Journal Title
Turk. J. Nucl. Sci.
Journal Volume
9
Journal Issue
1
Series
Turk. J. Nucl. Sci.
Journal Page Range
31-36