Abstract
Conclusion
(1) Magnesium sulphate in the dog does not cause laxation or catharsis by being absorbed into the blood and then excreted into the colon. (2) The parenteral administration of magnesium sulphate does not augment the excretion of magnesium by the colonic mucosa to an appreciable extent.∗
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