Published November 1998 | Version v1
Journal article

The distribution and excretion of nerve growth factor in mice

  • 1. CAMS and PUMC, Beijing (China). PUMC Hospital
  • 2. CAMS and PUMC, Beijing (China). Inst. of Basic Medicine Research

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Nerve growth factor (NGF) was iodolabelled with chloramine-T method and its distribution and excretion in mice were investigated. The results showed that the highest levels were found in superior cervical ganglia, thyroid, bile, kidneys and adrenals between 20-30 min after injection, and the peak time in most tissues was also found at 20-30 min. About 72.55% of the injected dose was excreted in stool and urine, among them 65.6% was excreted in urine and only 7.0% in stool within 72 h after intramuscular injection

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Journal Title
Nuclear Techniques
Journal Volume
21
Journal Issue
11
Journal Page Range
p. 649-652
ISSN
0253-3219