“…In acute rat experiments, 5.5 and 10% gelatin isocyanate (HaemaccelR) solutions when infused intraperitoneally yielded sustained ultrafiltration up to 6 h. The ultrafiltration volume during 6-hour dwells with 5.5% HaemaccelR solution was similar to that of 4.25% glucose, but 10% HaemaccelR induced higher ultrafiltra tion during 5-and 6-hour dwells compared to 4.25% glucose dialysis solution ( fig. 10) [48]. Since there are no studies using gelatins for longer periods, chronic toxicity is unknown.…”