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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-9-9
pubmed:abstractText
Injectable esters of 17 beta-19-nortestosterone (beta-NT) have been used illegally for growth promotion in European Union (EU) cattle production. There are no data on oral bioavailability of free beta-NT from beta-NT esters. Adult non-pregnant female Landrace pigs (n = 4) were fitted with jugular vein cannulae and were treated as follows with an appropriate 'flushing out' period between each treatment: an intravenous bolus of beta-NT at 0.1 mg kg-1 body weight (NTi.v.), 300 mg nortestosterone phenylpropionate (NTPP) in oil of arachis administered per os (NTPPoil) and 300 mg NTPP in aqueous suspension administered per os (NTPPaq). Blood samples were taken for up to 24 h and analysed for free beta-NT by enzyme immunoassay. Calculation of the area under the plasma time concentration curve (AUC), allowed absolute bioavailability estimations for both oral treatments. Mean bioavailability of beta-NT following NTPPaq was 0.35% (range 0.25-0.41%) compared to 2.25% (range 0.86-2.85%) for NTPPoil. Mean +/- standard error of mean time of maximum plasma concentration (Tmas) of free beta-NT occurred earlier (2.3 +/- 0.6 h) with NTPPoil compared to NTPPaq (10.3 +/- 1.03 h) and the maximum plasma concentration (Cmax) was also greater for NTPPoil compared to NTPPaq (36.1 +/- 6.49 vs. 3.2 +/- 0.31 micrograms l-1). It is concluded that the presence of arachis oil enhances the absorption of NTPP. Notwithstanding the possible effects that cooking and other food processing may have on such injection site residues, extrapolation of these results to man suggests that consumption of NTPP-containing injection sites may result in peak plasma concentrations of free beta-NT which are significantly greater than those observed following injection of NT esters.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0003-2654
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
123
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2475-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Residues of nortestosterone esters at injection sites. Part 1. Oral bioavailability.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland, Veterinary Sciences Division, Belfast, UK. John.Mcevoy@dani.gov.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article