Experiment 1083921

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismGossypium hirsutum (MALVACEAE)
CitationWISE,RP:. (1979). GOSSYPOL IN GUATEMALA-A NATURAL EXPERIMENT.. 1979()
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseSTUDY RELATING TO USE OF THE PROTEIN NUTRITIONAL SUBSTITUTE "INCAPRINA", WHICH CONTAINS CA. 38% COTTONSEED FLOUR,29% CORN FLOUR,29% SORGHUM,3% TORULA YEAST, 1% CACO3 AND VITAMIN A. THE FREE GOSSYPOL CONTENT OF INCAPRINA HAS BEEN ESTIMATED AS 0.023% AND 0.46% TOTAL GOSSYPOL.A PERSON CONSUMING THE RECOMMENDED 60.4 POUNDS OF INCAPRINA PER YEAR WOULD BE RECEIVING 17.1 MG. PER DAY OF FREE GOSSYPOL. THIS PAPER SUGGESTS GUIDELINES FOR A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY TO DETERMINE WHETHER USE OF INCAPRINA IN GUATEMALA HAS LED TO A POPULATION DECREASE.
Number1
Qualitative resultEQUIVOCAL
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractSEEDS
GenderGIVEN TO BOTH SEXES