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The dispositon of di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and mono-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (MEHP) was studied in the rat. Three hours after a single oral dose of DEHP (2.8 g/kg), plasma concentrations of 8.8±1.7 μg/ml DEHP and 63.2±8.7 μg/ml MEHP were reached. MEHP levels declined with a half-life of 5.2±0.5 h. The ratio of the area under the plasma concentration-time curve of MEHP to that of DEHP was 16.1±6.1. When 14CDEHP was administered, 19.3±3.3% of the radioactivity was excreted in the urine within 72 h, the rest being excreted in the faeces. The urinary excretion rate of total radioactivity declined with a half-life of 7.9±0.5 h. Single administration of MEHP (0.4 g/kg) resulted in plasma concentrations of 84.1±14.9 μg/ml 3 h after dosing; the half-life of MEHP was 5.5±1.1 h. Multiple dosing with DEHP (2.8 g/kg/day) for 7 consecutive days produced no accumulation of DEHP or MEHP in plasma.
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Teirlynck, O.A., Belpaire, F. Disposition of orally administered di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate and mono-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate in the rat. Arch Toxicol 57, 226–230 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00324782
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