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. 2005 Dec;60(6):584–593. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2005.02472.x

Table 4. Urinary excretion and kinetic parameters for 13C-uracil and its metabolites.

Substance Parameter 50 mg 100 mg 200 mg
13C-uracil Ae (mg) 0.35 ± 0.19 1.21 ± 0.80 4.52 ± 2.80
CLR (l h−1) 6.8 ± 1.6 7.2 ± 2.1 7.7 ± 1.4
Excretion (%/dose) 0.7 ± 0.4 1.2 ± 0.8 2.3 ± 1.4
13C-DHU Ae (mg) 0.10 ± 0.05 0.28 ± 0.14 0.83 ± 0.44
CLR (l h−1) 0.7 ± 0.2 0.7 ± 0.2 0.8 ± 0.3
Excretion (%/dose) 0.2 ± 0.1 0.3 ± 0.1 0.4 ± 0.2
13C-UPA Ae (mg) 0.21 ± 0.10 0.53 ± 0.31 1.33 ± 0.91
CLR (l h−1) 17.1 ± 8.7 13.4 ± 6.3 9.1 ± 4.1
Excretion (%/dose) 0.4 ± 0.2 0.5 ± 0.3 0.6 ± 0.4

13C-DHU: 5,6-dihydrouracil (2-13C)]13C-UPA,β-ureidopropionic acid (ureido-13C). Values: mean ± SD (n = 12).