Iron absorption in experimental uremia.
Gastrointestinal absorption of radioactive iron (59Fe) was studied in uremic rats. Duodenal gut sac transport of 59Fe in a group of 12 rats with a mean BUN of 98+/-24.4 mg%, was 2.29+/-1.16. This was significantly lower (p less than 0.01) than the amount of 59Fe transported (4.88+/-1.87) across the duodenum of a group of control rats, mean BUN 22.9+/-3.2 mg%. We conclude that there is diminished absorption of iron in uremia.
D000818:Animals; D001806:Blood Urea Nitrogen; D004386:Duodenum / Q000378:metabolism*; D006400:Hematocrit; D007501:Iron / Q000378:metabolism*; D007504:Iron Radioisotopes; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D014511:Uremia / Q000378:metabolism*
D007504:Iron Radioisotopes; D007501:Iron