TABLE 3

Distribution of[14C]aprepitant and its metabolites in plasma and brain of ferrets dosed orally with 3 mg/kg


Ferret

Time

Total Radioactivity

Total Radioactivity as Aprepitanta
Plasma
Brain
Brain-to-Plasma Ratio
Plasma
Brain
Brain-to-Plasma Ratio
h ng Eq/ml ng Eq/g tissue ng Eq/ml ng Eq/g tissue
1 24 610 469 0.77 586 375 0.64
2 24 570 460 0.81 487 324 0.67
3 48 393 370 0.94 362 229 0.63
4
48
493
332
0.67
360
227
0.63
  • a Estimated from chromatographic profile, as described under Materials and Methods. Two ferrets were used at each time point