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Table 2 Rates of radioactive bacterial melanin uptake by brain, liver and kidneys after intravenous bolus injection

From: Bacterial melanin crosses the blood–brain barrier in rat experimental model

 

Brain

Liver

Kidney

Uptake rate of I-BM

0.218 ± 0.07

9.7 ± 2.4

17.4 ± 3.3

Uptake rate of I-BM mixed with 50 μg/rat of cold BM

0.084 ± 0.008*

4.4 ± 1.2

18.2 ± 4.1

  1. Data are expressed as μl/g-min 40 minutes after injection. Means ± SD for the group (n = 6), *P < 0.05.
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Fluids and Barriers of the CNS

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