Ioannides C, Parke DV, Taylor IW. Elimination of glyceryl trinitrate: effects of sex, age, species and route of administration.
Br J Pharmacol 1982;
77:83-8. [PMID:
6812676 PMCID:
PMC2044638 DOI:
10.1111/j.1476-5381.1982.tb09272.x]
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Abstract
1 Orally administered glyceryl trinitrate to rats undergoes extensive first pass metabolism leading to low bioavailability. 2 Sex differences in the plasma elimination of glyceryl trinitrate were seen in the rat, the female exhibiting the longer plasma half-life. No sex differences in this respect were detected in the rabbit. 3 The plasma half-life of glyceryl trinitrate was longer and the volume of distribution larger, in older animals. 4 The plasma elimination of glyceryl trinitrate was different in various animal species. There was a good correlation between plasma half-life and animal bodyweight.
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