Excretion of Radioactive Zinc (Zn⁶⁵) in Bile, Pancreatic and Duodenal Secretions of the Dog

¹ From the Departments of Experimental Surgery and Radiology, Stanford University Hospitals, San Francisco, California

There is more Zn⁶⁵ secreted per cubic centimeter of sample, and per volume collected in pure pancreatic juice than in bile or duodenal secretions. The increased radioactivity of pancreatic juice appears earlier, reaches a higher peak, and lasts longer than corresponding collections of bile or duodenal juice as periodically measured during the first 6 hours following intravenous injection of radioactive zinc (Zn⁶⁵). Ligation of the pancreatic ducts materially decreases the radioactivity of otherwise intact duodenal aspirate.

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