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
March 18: 3.30 p. m., 4 cc 2 per cent caffein (103 mg per kilo)
injected into subcutaneous tissues in the back; 5.30 p. m., no symptoms.
March 19: 9 a. m., no symptoms.
March 25: Rabbit alive in good condition; weight, 825 grams.
_Rabbit 320. Black, male. Weight, 1,040 grams. Diet, oats._
March 17: 11 a. m., 6 cc 2 per cent caffein (115 mg per kilo) injected
subcutaneously in the back; only a few drops of urine obtained from
bladder before injecting caffein; 1 p. m., rabbit very restless; ran
away when placed on floor; cried when touched with a piece of paper; no
tremors observed, but rabbit became exhausted and was unable to walk;
legs extended out; after running for about a minute dyspnoea was very
marked, but rabbit soon raised himself on his legs; 5.40 p. m., rabbit
up on his legs.
March 18: 9 a. m., found dead, but still warm. _Autopsy_: Lungs studded
with small grayish white nodules, adhesions to costal pleura; probably
lesions of coccidiosis; liver studded with coccidiosis nodules.
Hemorrhages at point of inoculation.
_Rabbit, 551. Gray, female. Weight, January 26, 1,650 grams. Diet,
oats; fed 20 cc of 25 per cent alcohol daily from January 26-31._
January 31: Weight, 1,450 grams; 10.20 a. m., temperature 101.6°;
10.45, a. m., temperature 101.6°; received 7 cc 2 per cent caffein
subcutaneously into back; 11.15 a. m., convulsions of short duration;
raised himself on posterior legs, anterior legs wide apart; 4.10 p. m.,
looked normal, not hypersensitive; 4.30 p. m., condition seemed to be
good.
February 1: 9 a. m., found dead, was alive at 5.30 p. m. of previous
day. _Autopsy_: Lesions found involved thoracic cavity mainly; lungs
were hepatized and a fibro plastic exudate caused them to adhere to
costal pleura; liver engorged and appeared fatty; no marked lesions
affecting digestive tract, a slight catarrh of stomach being the only
noticeable feature; kidneys and spleen normal.
TABLE 1.--_Subcutaneous injections of caffein--rabbits._
SERIES A.
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