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. 1973 Mar;47(3):586-94.
doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1973.tb08189.x.

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

N J Birch, F A Jenner

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

N J Birch et al. Br J Pharmacol. 1973 Mar.

Abstract

1. 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.2. Lithium was particularly concentrated in bone.

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