TABLE 3

Steady-state concentrations of buspirone and 6-OH-buspirone, and 5-HT1A receptor occupancy in the hippocampus and dorsal raphe after intravenous infusions of buspirone


Rat ID

Infusion Rate

Buspirone iCss

6-OH-buspirone Css

5-HT1A Receptor Occupancy
Hippocampus
Dorsal Raphe
mg/kg/h μM μM %
A 12.0 11.1 ± 0.1 1.7 ± 0.3 95 100
B 12.0 12.0 ± 0.5 1.6 ± 0.1 85 100
C 4.0 6.36 ± 1.92 0.29 ± 0.04 72 96
D 1.3 1.27 ± 0.09 0.11 ± 0.01 44 87
E
0.45
0.46 ± 0.12
0.04 ± 0.02
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