Table 2: Pharmacokinetic parameters for 16 (9 male & 7 female) Lewis rats after intravenous administration of alfaxalone at a rate of 1.67 mg kg-1minute-1 for 2.5 minutes followed by 0.75 mg.kg-1minute-1 for the maintenance stage, then by 0.52 mg kg-1minute-1 for the end of the experiment.