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
January 25: 3 p. m., 8.5 cc 2 per cent caffein solution (0.2 gram per
kilo) injected into peritoneal cavity; 3.15 p. m., anterior extremities
weak and reflexes increased.
January 27: Rabbit paralyzed but is able to turn over when placed on
back.
_Rabbit 74. Gray and white, female. Weight, 692 grams._
January 25: 3 p. m., 7 cc 2 per cent caffein (0.2 gram per kilo)
solution injected into peritoneal cavity; 3.15 p. m., reflexes
increased and anterior extremities paralyzed.
January 27: Rabbit recovered and is able to walk about in the room.
_Rabbit 312, maltese, female. Weight, 740 grams. Diet, oats._
March 3: 11.47 a. m., urine obtained from bladder, appearance normal,
no albumen, no reduction of Fehling's solution; 11.50 a. m., 7.5 cc 2
per cent caffein (0.2 gram per kilo) injected into peritoneal cavity;
2.30 p. m. anterior extremities paralyzed, posterior extremities rigid
and extended; 5 p. m. (about), rabbit died.
_Rabbit 311. Belgian hare, female. Weight, 650 grams. Diet, oats._
March 3: 11.26 a. m., urine obtained from bladder normal in appearance,
albumen considerable, reduction of Fehling's solution none; 11.27 a. m.,
6 cc 2 per cent caffein solution (0.2 gram per kilo) injected into
peritoneal cavity; 2.30 p. m., rabbit seemed to be normal, no symptoms
had developed; urine collected contained a large amount of sugar,
reduction was very heavy, but no albumen was found.
March 4: 11 a. m., condition good, moves about when put on floor; gait,
normal.
_Rabbit 78. Yellow and white. Weight 659 grams._
January 26: 1.30 p. m., 8.5 cc 2 per cent caffein (250 mg per kilo)
injected into peritoneal cavity, under observation the rest of the
afternoon, no symptoms.
January 27: 4 p. m., no symptoms developed.
_Rabbit 317. Belgian hare, female. Weight 635 grams. Diet oats._
March 15: 10.35 a. m., 8 cc 2 per cent caffein (0.252 gram per kilo)
injected into peritoneal cavity; 12 noon, marked abduction of hind
legs, was unable to walk after a little exertion, rabbit died between
12.30 and 12.50 p. m. _Autopsy_. Right lung hepatized and showed
adhesions to costal and mediastinal pleura; liver studded with nodules
of coccidiosis; spleen congested; stomach filled, mucosa normal;
intestines injected; colon hemorrhagic on serosa in ventral region,
near point of injection; kidneys normal.
_Rabbit 323. White, female. Weight 820 grams. Diet oats._
March 15: 10.45 a. m., 10 cc 2 per cent caffein (250 mg per kilo)
injected into peritoneal cavity; 12 noon, reflexes increased, hind legs
abducted but is able to walk, symptoms are mild; 1.40 p. m., tremors,
weakness, and abduction of head and legs much more marked than at 12
noon.
March 16: Condition good.
March 17: Condition good, recovery apparently complete.
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