The Toxicity of Caffein: An experimental study on different species of animalsSalant, William
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The Toxicity of Caffein: An experimental study on different species of animals
Salant, William
Caffeine -- Physiological effect
November 10: 9 p. m., found dead.
_Rabbit 335. Gray hare, female. Weight, 1,170 grams. Diet, March 31 to
April 7, carrots._
April 7: 9.30 a. m., 14 cc 2 per cent caffein solution (240 mg per
kilo) injected subcutaneously in the back; 10.30, reflexes much
increased, rabbit is extremely sensitive.
April 8: 9 a. m., found dead. _Autopsy_: Liver was congested and
contained several coccidiosis nodules; stomach distended with rather
dry food mass; mucosa exhibited mild catarrhal inflammation; mucosa of
intestines also slightly inflamed.
_Rabbit 249. Belgian hare, female. Weight, 1,185 grams. Diet, oats._
November 11: Urine, 5 cc, from bladder acid to litmus, no sugar,
no albumin; 11.50 a. m., 14 cc 2 per cent caffein (236 mg per
kilo) administered subcutaneously; 3.45 p. m., reflexes increased,
hyperæsthesia marked, but no tetanus, even when handled; 30 cc urine
collected at 4 p. m., reduction of Fehling's solution considerable.
November 12: 10 a. m., 8 cc urine collected, reduction heavy, only a
few cubic centimeters obtained from bladder, did not contain any sugar,
general condition of rabbit good, no symptom of caffein intoxication.
_Rabbit 321. Yellow, female. Weight, 1,135 grams. Diet, oats._
March 16, 1910: 11.50 a. m., 14 cc 2 per cent caffein (246 mg per kilo)
injected subcutaneously in the back; 2 p. m., reflexes increased, is
very sensitive, started to run when put on floor, no handling except
what was required for removal and return to cage, feces soft.
March 17: 9.30 a. m., condition good, rabbit put on floor, gait normal,
but does not care to walk.
March 18: 9 a. m., walks around when put on floor, appetite good,
condition seems to be normal.
March 25: 11 a. m., rabbit still alive, condition good.
_Rabbit 250. Belgian hare, female. Weight, 1,435 grams. Diet, oats at
least two days before the experiment._
November 11: 11 a. m., urine obtained from bladder acid to litmus, no
albumin, no sugar; 11.10 a. m., 18 cc, 2 per cent caffein (252 mg per
kilo); 3.45 p. m., reflexes and hyperæsthesia, no tetanus; 4 p. m., 60
cc urine, marked reduction of Fehling's solution.
November 12: 10 a. m., condition of rabbit good, no symptoms of caffein
intoxication, 80 cc urine collected, sugar considerable, only a few
cubic centimeters of urine obtained from bladder, no reduction of
Fehling's solution.
_Rabbit 834. Belgian hare, female. Weight, 1,270 grams. Diet, carrots,
March 31 to April 7._
April 7: 9.30 a. m., 15 cc 2 per cent caffein (240 mg per kilo)
injected subcutaneously in the back; 10.30 a. m., reflexes much
increased, rabbit extremely sensitive.
April 8: 9 a. m., condition good, no symptoms.
_Rabbit 233. White, male. Weight, 1,675 grams. Diet, carrots, November
2 to 9._
November 9: 10.50 a. m., 20 cc 2 per cent caffein (238 mg per kilo)
injected subcutaneously, no symptoms observed until 5 p. m., when
increased reflexes and hyperæsthesia were noticed, but no tetanus.
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