Preclinical Pharmacokinetics, Biodistribution, and Acute Toxicity Evaluation of Caerin 1.9 Peptide in Sprague Dawley Rats

Table 1

Tissue samples collected for biodistribution analysis.

Organ	Collection site	Organ	Collection site
Heart	Left ventricular myocardium^a	Testis	Right and left upper testicles
Brain	Brain^b	Ovary	Left and right ovaries
Liver	Upper left lobe of liver	Subcutaneous fat	Inguinal region
Kidney	Upper part of left and right kidney	Stomach	Close to cardia
Lungs	Left and right lung root	Skeletal muscle	Dorsal muscle
Spleen	Upper part of spleen	Small intestine	Duodenum^c

^aNear the atrioventricular orifice. ^bConsists of cortex and medulla, mixed together and homogenized. ^cRemoval of intestinal contents.