. 2007 Aug 3;81(3):438–453. doi: 10.1086/519926

Table 1. .

Curcumin Bioavailability Study in Mice^[Note]

Sample	Tissue Amount	Curcumin (ng)	Curcumin Concentration (ng/ml)
Adult mouse:
Liver (0 h)	.19 g	UD	UD
Liver (.5 h)	.23 g	249.85	1,086.30
Liver (2 h)	.21 g	98.59	469.50
Blood (0 h)	.23 ml	UD	UD
Blood (.5 h)	.40 ml	150.83	377.08
Blood (2 h)	.35 ml	377.74	1079.27
Brain (0 h)	.16 g	UD	UD
Brain (.5 h)	.19 g	UD	UD
Brain (2 h)	.15 g	49.52	330.14
Sciatic nerve (0 h)^a	.028 g	UD	UD
Sciatic nerve (.5 h)^a	.03 g	UD	UD
Sciatic nerve (2 h)^a	.034 g	15.43	453.82
2-wk-old pup:
Liver (0 h)	.17 g	UD	UD
Liver (.5 h)	.08 g	32.26	403.36
Liver (2 h)	.13 g	32.51	250.07
Blood (0 h)	.12 ml	UD	UD
Blood (.5 h)	.15 ml	UD	UD
Blood (2 h)	.1 ml	33.46	334.61
Brain (0 h)	.34 g	UD	UD
Brain (.5 h)	.26 g	UD	UD
Brain (2 h)	.20 g	37.28	186.41
Sciatic nerve (0 h)^b	.018 g	UD	UD
Sciatic nerve (.5 h)^b	.024 g	15.20	633.33
Sciatic nerve (2 h)^b	.0225 g	15.18	674.67

Note.— UD = undetectable.

Curcumin was not detectable in sciatic nerves by UV/VIS detector. We used a pool of two adult mice samples, and curcumin was detected by fluorescence detectors.

Curcumin was not detectable in sciatic nerves by UV/VIS detector. We used a pool of three pup samples, and curcumin was detected by fluorescence detectors.