Abstract
The identity and pharmacology of the rapidly formed radiolabeled metabolites formed following i.v. injection of C-11 thymidine (TdR) labeled in the 5-methyl-position are being studied in animal models and patients with cancer. A high performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) procedure has been developed for the separation of these metabolites including thymine, dihydrothymine, β-ureidoisobutyric acid, and β-aminoisobutyric acid from plasma and tissue extracts. Information obtained regarding the pharmacokinetics of the metabolites are being used to generate mathematical models for C-11 TdR incorporation rates into DNA.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1045-1051 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Nuclear Medicine and Biology |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 8 |
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| State | Published - Nov 1994 |