Electron microscopic study of the peritoneal kinetics of iron dextran during peritoneal dialysis in the rabbit.

Iron dextran, an electron-dense tracer, was given intravenously (100 mg of iron/100 g of body weight) to 8 normal rabbits to study its movement from the plasma to the peritoneal cavity during peritoneal dialysis. The dialysate infused at 75 ml/kg contained 1.5 g/dl of glucose in 4 animals and 4.

Experimental model for studies of continuous peritoneal'dialysis in uremic rabbits.

In this paper we describe an experimental model designed for studies of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) in uremic rabbits. We preferred the study of uremic animals because it is not known whether peritoneal membrane differs between normal and uremic animals. Animals made uremic after bilateral nephrectomy could not survive on dialysis.