TABLE 1

Concentration and pharmacokinetic parameters of tibolone metabolites in plasma at necropsy

Values have been rounded to the nearest integer; tibolone was not detectable.




3αOH-tib

3βOH-tib

Δ4-tib

3αS,17βOH-tib

3βS,17βOH-tib

3αS,17βS-tib

3βS,17βS-tib
A. Concentration (ng/ml)
Sampling Time
    1 h 30 2 2 32 11 342 105
    1.25 h 6 1 1 23 19 885 464
    2.25 h 10 0 1 18 5 499 223
    4 h 1 0 0 5 4 438 318
    6 h 1 0 0 7 4 95 79
    24 h 1 0 0 2 0 36 4
B. Pharmacokinetic Parameters
Parameter
    AUC0-24 (ng/ml · h) 58 3 7 151 74 3541 2079
    Cmax (ng/ml) 30 2 2 32 19 885 464
    Tmax (h)
1
1
1
1
1.25
1.25
1.25