Abstract
Gastrointestinal secretion of intravenously injected barium chloride has been measured in mice using twenty-four hour total body retention of radioactive barium-135m. Various drugs were used in an attempt to suppress the gastrointestinal secretion of barium. Orally administered magnesium sulfate and intravenously injected calcium gluconate increased the total body retention of barium-135m from a normal 55% to about 80%. This increased retention occurred because these agents are known to suppress the gastrointestinal secretion of barium-135m. The use of these agents might help improve bone scans with radioactive barium. Radioactive barium may be used under experimental conditions to study normal and abnormal gastrointestinal secretion.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | American Journal of Proctology Gastroenterology and Colon and Rectal Surgery |
| Pages | 11-12 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Edition | 8 |
| State | Published - 1980 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)