Table 3

Mean parameters of fluoxetine and norfluoxetine obtained after sc infusion of fluoxetine (12.5 μg/hr) in transgenic and control mice

ParameterFluoxetineNorfluoxetine
TransgenicControlTransgenicControl
C ss, serum (ng/ml)354.5  ± 61.7278.9  ± 26.7681.7  ± 58.73-a 466.8  ± 22.3
C ss, brain (ng/g)3406.0  ± 348.83-a 6302.1  ± 365.26983.6  ± 601.33-a 8914.5  ± 809.6
Brain-to-serum ratio11.4  ± 1.43-a 26.5  ± 3.412.3  ± 1.83-a 20.6  ± 1.2
Cl s(ml/min/kg)33.3  ± 4.242.1  ± 2.3
  • 3-a Significantly different from control values (p < 0.05).