Effect of theophylline administration on ketone bodies level in rat plasma and brain.
Administration of theophylline (100 mg/kg b.w. p.o.) produces increases in 3-hydroxybutyrate and acetoacetate levels in plasma and brain of rats.
D020155:3-Hydroxybutyric Acid; D000090:Acetoacetates / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001923:Brain Chemistry / Q000187:drug effects*; D006885:Hydroxybutyrates / Q000378:metabolism; D007657:Ketone Bodies / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013806:Theophylline / Q000494:pharmacology*
D000090:Acetoacetates; D006885:Hydroxybutyrates; D007657:Ketone Bodies; C016635:acetoacetic acid; D013806:Theophylline; D020155:3-Hydroxybutyric Acid