TABLE 3

Biodistribution and T/NT Tissue Ratios in M109 Tumor-Bearing BALB/c Mice Fed Leucovorin-Supplemented Folate-Deficient Diets

OrganFolate-deficient diet + leucovorin
%ID/gT/NT
Blood0.26 ± 0.0767.67 ± 7.40
Heart2.20 ± 0.067.83 ± 1.75
Lung1.58 ± 0.1910.79 ± 1.46
Liver4.22 ± 0.044.08 ± 1.00
Intestine3.04 ± 2.047.12 ± 3.96
Kidney109.90 ± 12.780.16 ± 0.04
Muscle1.99 ± 0.398.64 ± 1.11
Spleen0.44 ± 0.0738.72 ± 3.98
Tumor17.24 ± 4.22
Stomach1.43 ± 0.0712.08 ± 2.95
  • Values are means ± SD (n = 3). BALB/c mice weighed 20 ± 2 g.