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Antiarthritic properties and unique pharmacologic profile of a potential chrysotherapeutic agent: S K & F D-30162.

@article{Walz1976AntiarthriticPA,
  title={Antiarthritic properties and unique pharmacologic profile of a potential chrysotherapeutic agent: S K \& F D-30162.},
  author={Donald T. Walz and M. J. Dimartino and Lawrence William Chakrin and Blaine M. Sutton and Anne M. Misher},
  journal={The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics},
  year={1976},
  volume={197 1},
  pages={
          142-52
        }
}
SK&F D-39162, a potential chrysotherapeutic agent, on oral administration was effective in suppressing the development of inflammatory lesions and 7S anti-sheep red blood cell antibody formation in adjuvant arthritic rats. Oral absorption of SK&F D-39162 was indicated by the presence of serum gold levels. In contrast to orally administered SK&F D-39162, gold sodium thiomalate administered intramuscularly at equivalent gold doses, appeared to be less effective in suppressing the primary and… 
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