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US 4,908,202 AGranted
Use of 2-oxo-1-pyrrolidineacetamide for the determination of the glomerular filtration rate in humans
AssigneeCassella Aktiengesellschaft
InventorHans-Ulrich Schulz
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Abstract
The use of 2-oxo-1-pyrrolidineacetamide for the determination of the glomerular filtration rate in humans.
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A method for determining the glomerular filtration rate of a urine-producing subject which comprises administering a suitable known dose between about 800 and 300 mg. of piracetam to said subject, withdrawing blood samples from said subject at spaced time intervals after an initial latency time, and measuring the differences in the amounts of piracetam present in said blood samples over said time intervals and calculating the clearance.
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