IRON ABSORPTION IN DOGS DURING ANEMIA DUE TO ACETYLPHENYLHYDRAZINE

Abstract
Dogs were injd. subcut. with acetylphenylhydrazine to make them anemic. After various periods of anemia a test dose of radioactive Fe was given by stomach tube. All animals which had been anemic at least 3 wks. absorbed more Fe from the gastrointestinal tract than did controls. One of 2 dogs which were anemic for only 2 weeks, 1 absorbed more than a normal amt. of Fe. Evidently hemolytic anemia caused increased absorption of Fe in dogs.