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Proximal bicarbonate absorption independent of Na+-H+ exchange: effect of bicarbonate load.

To study proximal tubule bicarbonate absorption that is not due to the neutral Na+-H+ antiporter, mid to late proximal convolutions of the rat kidney were microperfused in vivo with a sodium-free choline solution containing 10(-3) M amiloride. The average sodium concentration resulting from sodium influx was 12 mM. At such low intraluminal [Na+], 10(-3) M amiloride should have inhibited the Na+-H+ antiporter by greater than 95%. When 25 mM HCO3- was in the perfusion fluid, measured total CO2 absorption was 100 pmol.mm-1.min-1. When luminal [HCO3-] was raised to 50 mM, and blood [HCO3-] was also raised to approximately 50 mM to avoid a transepithelial HCO3- concentration gradient, total CO2 absorption increased to greater than 300 pmol.mm-1.min-1. Thus raising intraluminal HCO3- concentration caused a marked increase in total CO2 absorption even though intraluminal [Na+] was low and amiloride was present. Control perfusions containing 140 mM Na+ yielded total CO2 absorption that was approximately 100 pmol.mm-1.min-1 higher than with the respective sodium-free perfusion solutions. In additional experiments, either DCCD or NEM was added to sodium-free perfusion solutions to inhibit H+-ATPase. These inhibitors reduced Na+-H+ independent total CO2 absorption markedly. Our observations suggest that under physiological acid-base conditions, sodium-independent H+ secretion can account for approximately 50% of total HCO3- absorption in mid to late proximal convolutions. This mechanism is stimulated by an increase in ambient HCO(-3) concentration to a degree that might account for the load-dependency of proximal HCO(-3) absorption in these segments of the proximal tubule.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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Cholesterol absorption, elimination, and synthesis related to LDL kinetics during varying fat intake in men with different apoprotein E phenotypes.

Cholesterol absorption, fecal elimination, and synthesis and low density lipoprotein (LDL) metabolism were measured in 29 middle-aged men while on their normal diet and a diet low in fat and cholesterol, and the obtained values were related to apoprotein (apo) E phenotypes. Basal cholesterol absorption efficiency was positively related to production rate (PR) for LDL apo B and negatively to cholesterol synthesis (measured by fecal steroids and dietary cholesterol), which in turn was negatively associated with the LDL level and positively with the fractional removal (FCR) of LDL apo B. The apo E subscript (e.g., E2/2 = 1, E2/3 = 2, etc.) was positively associated with cholesterol absorption and the LDL apo B and cholesterol levels and negatively with cholesterol synthesis and FCR for LDL apo B. Effective bile acid and cholesterol synthesis, fecal elimination of cholesterol, removal of LDL apo B, and low cholesterol absorption characterized men with the epsilon 2 allele. Reduction of dietary fat and cholesterol intakes lowered LDL cholesterol levels and cholesterol absorption but increased cholesterol synthesis proportionally to the apo E subscript; the FCR and PR for LDL apo B were significantly increased and decreased, respectively. The decrease in absorption was related to enhanced removal of LDL apo B and synthesis of cholesterol. During the modified diet, cholesterol metabolism was poorly related to LDL, apo E phenotypes, and LDL apo B kinetics. A positive correlation of cholesterol absorption with dietary fat intake in combined studies suggests that a dietary fat reduction-associated decrease in LDL cholesterol is at least partly caused by reduced cholesterol absorption.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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Numerical analysis of plasmon-resonance absorption in bisinusoidal metal gratings.

We numerically investigate plasmon-resonance absorption of incident light energy by a bisinusoidal metal grating, i.e., one whose surface profile is sinusoidally corrugated in two orthogonal directions with a common period. Employing Yasuura's modal expansion method, we solve the problem of plane-wave diffraction by the grating and evaluate the absorption, which is observed as dips in diffraction efficiency curves. We examine the field distribution and energy flow in detail at the angles of incidence at which the absorption occurs. We show that the absorption is caused by coupling of the TM component of an evanescent order with surface plasmons. A phase-matching condition is used in the prediction of the incident angle at which the absorption occurs. This, together with the field profile in the presence of the resonance absorption, explains the mechanism of the absorption. We then illustrate interesting features of the absorption: enhancement of polarization conversion between the incident light and the reflected light and simultaneous excitation of two plasmon waves in directions that are symmetric with respect to the plane of incidence.

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Molar absorptivities of glucose and other biological molecules in aqueous solutions over the first overtone and combination regions of the near-infrared spectrum.

Molar absorptivities are measured for water, glucose, alanine, ascorbate, lactate, triacetin, and urea in the near-infrared spectral region at 37 degrees C. Values are based on the Beer-Lambert law and cover the first overtone (1550-1850 nm; 6450-5400 cm(-1)) and combination (2000-2500 nm; 4000-5000 cm(-1)) spectral windows through aqueous media. Accurate calculations demand accounting for the impact of water displacement upon dissolution of solute. In this regard, water displacement coefficients are measured and reported for each solute. First overtone absorptivities range from 2 to 7 x 10(-5) mM(-1)mm(-1) for all solutes except urea, for which absorptivity values are below 0.5 x 10(-5) mM(-1) mm(-1) across this spectral range. Molar absorptivities over the combination spectral region range from 0.8 to 3.2 x 10(-4) mM(-1) mm(-1), which is a factor of four to five greater than the first overtone absorptivities. Accuracy of the measured values is assessed by comparing calculated or modeled spectra with spectra measured from standard solutions. This comparison reveals accurately modeled spectra in terms of magnitude and position of solute absorption bands. Both actual and modeled spectra from glucose solutions reveal positive and negative absorbance values depending on the measurement wavelength. It is shown that the net absorbance of light is controlled by the magnitude of the absorptivity of glucose compared to the product of the absorptivity of water and the water displacement coefficient for glucose.

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Pharmacokinetic model for the absorption of subcutaneously injected soluble insulin and monomeric insulin analogues.

A subcutaneous insulin absorption model is presented for parameter estimation from the time course of plasma insulin. Modifications of a published model were made for the absorption of soluble insulin and monomeric insulin analogues in the range of therapeutic concentrations and volumes. The modified diffusion-dissociation model with distributed parameters was approximated by a multiple-compartment model. Subcutaneous absorption of soluble insulin and monomeric insulin analogues with various volumes, concentrations, and injection depths was simulated. The model for soluble insulin exhibits volume, concentration, and injection depth dependent absorption, as experimentally observed. It was found that binding of soluble insulin in the subcutaneous tissue is negligible for U-40 and U-100 strengths. The absorption of identical doses (10 U) of soluble U-40 insulin was markedly faster (T-50% = 159.4 min) than the absorption of U-100 (T-50% = 196.2 min). According to the simulation results, the absorption rate of monomeric analogues is not dependent on concentration. No significant chances of the absorption rate could also be observed by varying volume and injection depth of the monomeric analogues.

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The gas-phase absorption spectrum of a neutral GFP model chromophore.

We have studied the gas-phase absorption properties of the green fluorescent protein (GFP) chromophore in its neutral (protonated) charge state in a heavy-ion storage ring. To accomplish this we synthesized a new molecular chromophore with a charged NH(3) group attached to a neutral model chromophore of GFP. The gas-phase absorption cross section of this chromophore molecule as a function of the wavelength is compared to the well-known absorption profile of GFP. The chromophore has a maximum absorption at 415 +/- 5 nm. When corrected for the presence of the charged group attached to the GFP model chromophore, the unperturbed neutral chromophore is predicted to have an absorption maximum at 399 nm in vacuum. This is very close to the corresponding absorption peak of the protein at 397 nm. Together with previous data obtained with an anionic GFP model chromophore, the present data show that the absorption of GFP is primarily determined by intrinsic chromophore properties. In other words, there is strong experimental evidence that, in terms of absorption, the conditions in the hydrophobic interior of this protein are very close to those in vacuum.

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Angiotensin 1-7 has a biphasic effect on fluid absorption in the proximal straight tubule.

The effect of angiotensin 1-7 (Ang 1-7) on the proximal tubule has not been well studied. It was hypothesized that Ang 1-7 has a biphasic effect on fluid absorption in the isolated rat proximal straight tubule. Proximal straight tubules were perfused at a rate of 5.81 +/- 0.44 nL/mm per minute and absorbed fluid at 0.98 +/- 0.10 nL/mm per minute. Bicarbonate absorption was 80.1 +/- 11.6 pmol/mm per minute. When 10(-12) M Ang 1-7 was added to the bath, fluid absorption increased to 1.47 +/- 0.10 nL/mm per minute (P < 0.013) and bicarbonate increased to 115.0 +/- 12.8 pmol/mm per minute (P < 0.004). Ang 1-7 had no effect on either the maximum rate of bicarbonate absorption (P > 0.90) or bicarbonate permeability (P > 0.60). Next, 10(-8) M Ang 1-7 was used. During the control period, fluid absorption was 0.90 +/- 0.09 nL/mm per minute. When 10(-8) M Ang 1-7 was added, fluid absorption decreased to 0.62 +/- 0.04 nL/mm per minute (P < 0.05). DuP 753, an AT1 receptor antagonist, blocked both effects induced by Ang 1-7, whereas PD 123319, an AT2 receptor antagonist, did not block the stimulatory effect. From these data, it was concluded that Ang 1-7 binds AT1 receptors and has a biphasic effect on fluid absorption, and at physiologic levels, the heptapeptide induces the stimulation of bicarbonate absorption.

Adsorption↗

[Study on root fracture and alveolar bone absorption of doweled lower premolars].

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to examine root fractures in the doweled lower premolars and their relationship to alveolar bone absorption on the buccal aspect of the abutment teeth. METHODS: Experiment 1. Fractures in the roots of the abutment teeth and absorption of the surrounding alveolar bone was visualized by Multi-image Micro CT (3DX) in nine lower premolar abutment teeth that had lost both their posts and their. Experiment 2. The stresses in the teeth were analyzed using a three-dimensional finite element model, both models with and without alveolar bone absorption, as determined from Experiment 1. The stress distributions of von Mises equivalent stress and the shear stresses in the XZ, YZ and XY direct ions were examined. RESULTS: Experiment 1. The absorption of the alveolar bone was observed on the buccal side, and the fractures in the roots were observed in the lingual to buccal direction. Experiment 2. In the case without alveolar bone absorption, the XY shear stress in the root for mesial or distal loads was concentrated near the cervix with a positive stress value, and close to the end of the post with a negative stress value. In the alveolar bone absorption model, the XY shear stress in the root for mesial or distal loads was concentrated close to the end of the post on the lingual side with a positive stress value and on the buccal side with a negative stress value. CONCLUSION: In the case without alveolar bone absorption, on stress concentration was observed at the end of the post. Otherwise, based on the results of the finite element model analysis, for mesial or distal loads, the root fracture in the abutment teeth would be considered to be caused by absorption of the alveolar bone and the buccal aspect.

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[Characteristics of absorption spectra of film doped with C60/C70 and asphalt].

This paper studied the characteristics of the UV-visible absorption spectra of alkyd varnish film, the characteristics of the IR absorption spectra and UV-visible absorption spectra of asphalt, and characteristics of UV-visible absorption spectra of film doped with C60/C70 and alkyd varnish, characteristics of UV-visible absorption spectra of C60/C70 and asphalt in the alkyd varnish. The experiments show that the alkyd varnish has bleaching effect on C60/C70, as spectral peak value of C60/C70 disappeared in the absorption curve, and the absorption curve shifted toward shorter wavelength, without affecting the absorption spectra of asphalt. Mingling C60/C70 and asphalt with alkyd varnish at the same time, the absorbance of the polymerization film decreased nonlinearly with the increase in wavelength in the range of 350-760 nm, and also the strength of the film was improved.

Energy Transfer↗

[Production and absorption rate of cerebrospinal fluid in the spinal subarachnoid space of the dog (author's transl)].

Adult mongrel dogs, weighing 10-17 kg. were anesthetized with Nembutal and cervical and lumbosacral laminectomy was performed. The spinal subarachnoid space was blocked by extradural ligation at the level of the C4 to interrupt CSF communication between the cranial and spinal space. Polyethylene catheters were placed in the cervical and lumbosacral subarachnoid space, and artificial Mock CSF buffer, pH 7.35-7.40, containing inulin of 25 mg/dl or 14C-inulin of 1.5-2 muCi/dl as a tracer was perfused in the sacro-cervical direction through the catheter. After a steady state of perfusion was acommplished, the CSF was collected from the outlet catheter. Production and absorption rate of the CSF were calculated after Pappenheimer and Heisey's equation. 1) Effects of CSF pressure on the rate of production (Vf) and absorption (Va) of CSF and on the difference between outflow fluid rate (Vo) and inflow fluid rate (Vi) were studied within the pressure range of -100 to +600 mmH2O. Then, regression lines were calculated by means of the least square method. See Article. Vf was little affected by changes in CSF pressure, while Va increased linearly as CSF pressure elevated. This suggests that the spinal subarachnoid space plays an important role as a site of CSF absorption when the intracranial pressure increases. Vo-Vi, that is difference between absorption and production rate, decreased linearly as the CSF pressure increased. 2) Under a constant CSF pressure of +200 mmH2O, the effects of glucocorticoids (dexamethasone, 0.25 mg/kg and hydrocortisone, 4.15 mg/kg) and a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor (acetazolamide, 10 mg/kg) upon the production and absorption rate of CSF were determined 1/2, 1, 2 and 3 hours after intravenous administration. a) Effect of dexamethasone: The rate of CSF production was reduced to 60.5 +/- 2.4% (p less than 0.001) of the control level. The absorption rate of CSF also decreased to 59.2 +/- 6.09% (p less than 0.001) of the control. b) Effect of hydrocortisone: The production rate of CSF decreased to 67.4 +/- 6.61% (p less than 0.001), and the absorption rate to 76.5 +/- 3.94% (p less than 0.001) of the control level. c) Effect of acetazolamide: The production and absorption rate also decreased to 57.2 +/- 5.61% (p less than 0.001) and to 56.9 +/- 7.02% (p less than 0.001), respectively. 3) Pentration of tritiated dexamethasone and tritiated hydrocortisone from plasma to CSF. The penetration of tritiated dexamethasone and tritiated hydrocortisone from plasma to CSF in the spinal and cranial subarachnoid space was observed after the intravenous administration. The CSF/Plasma ratio of dexamethasone was 30.9% at 15 minutes and gradually increased to 91.5% and 93.5%, respectively, in the cranial and spinal CSF at 3 hours after the injection.

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Absorption of alpha-ketoglutarate by the gastrointestinal tract of pigs.

Only a small percentage of alpha-ketoglutarate (AKG) administered lumenally to pigs appears in the portal circulation. This has been attributed to mucosal metabolism, and possibly by limited absorption. Although transporters for di- and tricarboxylic acids, which includes the sodium-dependent transporter NaDC-1, have been detected in the small intestine, correlations with functional assays are lacking. Therefore, intact tissues from three regions of the small intestine, stomach, and colon of weaned pigs were used to measure rates of AKG absorption. Western analysis was used to detect NaDC-1 in the three regions of small intestine. Rates of AKG absorption were highest in the small intestine, lowest in the colon, and intermediate in the stomach. Immunoreactive NaDC-1 was detected in the small intestine and this coincided with a component of AKG absorption that was inhibited by AKG and succinate. In contrast, absorption of AKG was inhibitable by unlabeled AKG, but not succinate, in the stomach, and by neither in the colon. Feeding studies indicated that the amounts of AKG that might be included in practical diets for pigs would not (1) upregulate rates of AKG absorption or (2) exceed estimated capacities of the small intestine to absorb AKG. The present findings indicate that the efficacy of AKG as an alternative metabolic fuel for enterocytes to spare dietary amino acids is not limited by absorption.

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Absorption of orally administered 65Zn by normal human subjects.

Despite studies by several investigators of human gastrointestinal 65Zn absorption, implications of these data for evaluation of functional zinc status are unclear because limited numbers of normal subjects have been studied. To evaluated zinc absorption in normal humans, 75 subjects (31 women, 44 men, ages 18 to 84 yr) were given 10 micro Ci carrier-free 65Zn orally after an overnight fast. Absorption calculated from total body retention measured 7, 14, and 21 days after administration of tracer was 65 +/- 11% (mean +/- 1 SD), range from 40 to 86%. Comparison of these results with those for patients with a variety of diseases indicate that patients exhibit a wider range of absorption and, in four of six studies patients exhibit decreased mean zinc absorption. These results of gastrointestinal zinc absorption in a large number of normal humans offer a basis for a clearer comparison with data from patients who exhibit abnormalities of zinc absorption.

Absorption↗

Contrasting effects of the stomach and small intestine of rats on copper absorption.

Since the severity of copper deficiency has been shown to be enhanced by feeding diets containing fructose but ameliorated by diets containing starch, we decided to investigate the effect of fructose or starch on copper absorption. As copper transport has been reported to occur also from the stomach, it was possible that copper absorption is inhibited by fructose already from that tissue. Under anesthesia, stomachs of 72 rats fed copper-deficient or supplemented diets containing fructose or starch were ligated prior to the oral administration of 64Cu. Gastric absorption of 64Cu was studied when the isotope was administered by gastric tube either in diet containing fructose or starch or in water. 64Cu was not absorbed from the stomach regardless of the type of dietary treatment, copper status or whether the copper was administered either in diet or in water. In addition, the absorption of 64Cu from a diet containing either fructose or starch or from a saline solution was studied using the isolated ligated duodenal loop. When 64Cu was administered with dietary fructose 64Cu retention and absorption were impaired when compared to starch. When 64Cu was administered in saline solution, differences in retention and absorption between the four dietary groups disappeared. It is suggested that the requirements for copper rather than the decreased absorption of copper are responsible at least in part for the more pronounced severity of copper deficiency in rats fed fructose compared to those fed starch.

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Rate-limiting steps in steady-state intestinal absorption of trioctanoin-1-14C. Effect of biliary and pancreatic flow diversion.

During continuous intraduodenal infusion of emulsified fat in rats, a steady state of intestinal absorption is achieved. Maximal steady-state absorption of trioctanoin, a medium-chain triglyceride (MCT), by unanesthetized, restrained rats was found to be the same after total bile diversion as in controls (1560 mumoles of fatty acid per hr).After pancreatic and bile diversion, absorption of MCT was still one-third as rapid as in controls, and mucosal uptake apparently occurred in the form of unhydrolyzed triglyceride. Returning bile to the intestinal lumen during pancreatic diversion did not increase the absorption rate.From intestinal tissue lipid-(14)C concentrations measured during steady-state maximal absorption it was possible to calculate turnover times for labeled lipid passing through the mucosal cells. Mucosal turnover times of about 4 min for control and bile-diverted rats, and about 20 min for animals with pancreatic diversion were obtained. The rate-limiting step in octanoic acid absorption in control and bile-diverted rats was probably mucosal penetration. During absorption of unhydrolyzed triglyceride by pancreatic flow-diverted rats, both passage from the lumen into the mucosal cell and intracellular lipolysis were rate-controlling factors.

Absorption↗

Intestinal cholesterol absorption is substantially reduced in mice deficient in both ABCA1 and ACAT2.

The process of cholesterol absorption has yet to be completely defined at the molecular level. Because of its ability to esterify cholesterol for packaging into nascent chylomicrons, ACAT2 plays an important role in cholesterol absorption. However, it has been found that cholesterol absorption is not completely inhibited in ACAT2-deficient (ACAT2 KO) mice. Because ABCA1 mRNA expression was increased 3-fold in the small intestine of ACAT2 KO mice, we hypothesized that ABCA1-dependent cholesterol efflux sustains cholesterol absorption in the absence of ACAT2. To test this hypothesis, cholesterol absorption was measured in mice deficient in both ABCA1 and ACAT2 (DKO). Compared with wild-type, ABCA1 KO, or ACAT2 KO mice, DKO mice displayed the lowest level of cholesterol absorption. The concentrations of hepatic free and esterified cholesterol and gallbladder bile cholesterol were significantly reduced in DKO compared with wild-type and ABCA1 KO mice, although these measures of hepatic cholesterol metabolism were very similar in DKO and ACAT2 KO mice. We conclude that ABCA1, especially in the absence of ACAT2, can have a significant effect on cholesterol absorption, although ACAT2 has a more substantial role in this process than ABCA1.

ATP Binding Cassette Transporter 1↗

An investigation of sources of variation in calcium absorption efficiency.

To examine putative sources of interindividual variation in calcium absorption efficiency, we studied 41 healthy premenopausal women (mean age, 36.4 yr). About half were randomized to pretreatment with supplemental 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD; 20 micrograms/day [corrected] for approximately 34 days) before testing. We measured dietary factors, humoral regulators, intestinal motility, mucosal histology, mucosal vitamin D receptor levels, and calcium absorption efficiency. In winter tests, but not in summer tests, calcium absorption fraction was significantly higher in the pretreated group (mean, 0.465 vs. 0.387). Serum 25OHD, intestinal transit, and urinary calcium to creatinine ratio were all significantly and positively correlated to calcium absorption efficiency. However, neither the level of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D receptors in duodenal mucosa nor circulating 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D was related to calcium absorption efficiency. These findings, which are consistent with other published human data, suggest that 25OHD plays a more prominent role in the regulation of calcium absorption than is generally believed. In a multiple regression model, serum 25OHD, mouth to cecum transit time, and fasting urinary calcium/creatinine ratio explained 44% of the observed variation in calcium absorption efficiency.

Absorption↗

Net absorption of macrominerals by portal-drained viscera of lactating Holstein Cows and beef steers.

Net absorption of macrominerals by portal-drained viscera of cattle was measured in two experiments. In Experiment 1, net portal-drained visceral and liver flux of Na, K, Ca, P, and Mg were measured in four lactating Holstein cows fed a 60:40 corn silage:concentrate diet ad libitum and milked at 12-h intervals. Twelve measurements of net flux (venous-arterial concentration difference x blood plasma flow) were obtained hourly at 4 and 8 wk postpartum. Intake of DM and milk yield averaged 15.6 and 32.2 kg/d, respectively. Excluding Na, net absorption of these macrominerals was measurable across portal-drained viscera. Flux of Na was negative at wk 4 postpartum (net removal from blood) and positive at wk 8 (net absorption into blood). Excluding Mg, differences in venous-arterial concentrations for macrominerals across the liver were not different from zero. In Experiment 2, net portal-drained visceral flux of Na, K, Ca, P, and Mg was partitioned into stomach and poststomach sections in two Hereford steers. Poststomach tissues accounted for essentially all such absorption of K, Ca, and P and, on a net basis, removed Na and Mg. Stomach tissues absorbed Mg and small amounts of K, Ca, and P. Net stomach flux of Na was positive, denoting net absorption, but highly variable. Net portal-drained visceral absorption of K increased with intake in both experiments. Net portal-drained visceral absorption of P was greater than total intake in both experiments, reflecting recycling of P via saliva and other digestive secretions.

Absorption↗

In vivo approach to determine the route of optimal drug absorption in rats.

The purpose of this paper is to describe the methodology to evaluate the optimal route of absorption in rats, avoiding the first pass effect of the liver (nasal, buccal and transdermal). These routes were investigated for a new benzamide, for which an absorption profile close to the intramuscular route is desired. Nasal route was investigated on anaesthetized rats by perfusion at a feeble flow rate of a recirculated solution through a tube from a reservoir, to the posterior part of the nasal cavity. Buccal absorption was evaluated by means of an original perfusion model adapted from the nasal recirculation model. Transdermal absorption was realized using a very simple "reservoir" system developed in our laboratory, which permits the application of the drug solution directly onto the skin. Action of some vehicles on nasal and transdermal drug absorption was studied. Absorption parameters, e.g. rate input and extent of drug input versus time were calculated by numerical deconvolution using the intramuscular route as reference. Results were evaluated and the most adequate route presenting absorption characteristics closest to those researched was further studied for application in man. In the present example, the drug was better absorbed when administered by nasal route.

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