title: Dose-dependent half-life of glycine.
abstract: The serum concentration of glycine was measured at hourly intervals after administration of between 10 and 91 g glycine to 17 patients undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate and of between 15 and 22 g glycine to 18 volunteers by intravenous infusion. The apparent half-life of glycine varied 10-fold (range 26-245 min) and increased in direct proportion to the amount of glycine given. This result can be explained by assuming a marked intracellular accumulation of a surplus of glycine. The dose-dependent half-life means that patients who absorb large amounts of irrigating fluid are exposed to excessive blood levels of glycine for a prolonged period of time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, Huddinge University Hospital, Sweden.
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Hahn
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005998:Glycine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D006207:Half-Life; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D005998:Glycine