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In Vivo Study No: 61

METHODS

ChemicalMembraneConcentration mg/mlConcentration mg/mlloading (mg/cm2)SpeciesSiteArea (cm2)Occluded?Exposure Time (h)Analytical Method
Caffeine0.20.50.004EthanolDogUpper Back25248Radiolabelled (14C)

RESULTS

Length of Study (h)% Recovery+/-Dose remaining on surface (mg)% remaining on SurfaceDose remaining in stratum corneum (mg)% remaining in stratum corneumDose remaining in the viable skin% remaining in the viable skinAmount Absorbed (mg)% Absorbed+/-% Absorbed
 6990.04848    0.020720.7 20.7
Maximal Flux (mcrg/cm2/h)Average Flux (mcrg/cm2/h)+/-Time Plasma/Blood Levels Peaked (h)Peak Blood Concentration (mg/l)nkp (cm/h)Lag Time (h)
     3  

NOTES

Hairless Dogs were used. Radioactivity was measured until the amount found in the urine was equal to background levels. The % Absorption was derived by adding the % of the topically applied radioactive dose found in urine and faeces. Dogs were not sacrificed. The radioactive dose was 5 mcrCi.

REFERENCE

Percutaneous Penetration In The Hairless Dog, Weanling Pig And Grafted Athymic Nude Mouse (1984) Br. J. Dermatol., 111 :123-135