The distribution of lithium and its effects on the distribution and excretion of other ions in the rat

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1 March 1973

journal article
Published by Wiley in British Journal of Pharmacology

Vol. 47 (3) , 586-594
DOI:10.1111/j.1476-5381.1973.tb08189.x
PMID:4730833
PMCID:PMC1776294

Abstract

Summary: In rats, lithium (ca 1 mEquiv/kg body weight) decreased brain sodium and magnesium, bone sodium and calcium and increased muscle calcium, plasma magnesium, urinary calcium and urine volume. Lithium was particularly concentrated in bone.

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