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To investigate the localisation of fipronil in dog skin, [14C]-fipronil was topically applied to a male beagle dog (spot-on administration) at the therapeutic dose of 10 mg/kg. By means of autohistoradiography, the radioactivity was precisely detected in the skin and appendages at various intervals after application. Radioactivity was predominantly observed within the stratum corneum, the viable epidermis, and in the pilo-sebaceous units (mainly in the sebaceous glands and epithelial layers). [14C]-fipronil was significantly detected in these structures up to 56 days post-treatment, in the application zone (neck) but also in the lumbar zone, thus indicating the mechanical displacement of fipronil. No radioactivity was detected in either the dermal or the hypodermal layers, confirming the low percutaneous passage of fipronil.
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Cochet, P., Birckel, P., Bromet-Petit, M. et al. Skin distribution of fipronil by microautoradiography following topical administration to the beagle dog. European Journal of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics 22, 211–216 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03189809
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