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Published in final edited form as: Vet J. 2009 Oct 23;187(1):133–135. doi: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2009.09.022

Table 2.

Abbreviations for the pharmacokinetic parameters

AUC extrapolated	percent of the AUC extrapolated to infinity
AUC_inf/Dose	the area under the curve from 0 to infinity per dose administered
AUC_inf	area under the curve from time 0 to infinity
AUMC_inf	area under the first moment curve from time 0 to infinity
Cl/F	plasma clearance per fraction of the dose absorbed
C_MAX	maximum plasma concentration
C_MAX/Dose	maximum plasma concentration per dose administered
T _½λz	terminal half-life
λz	first-order rate constant
MRT_inf	mean residence time extrapolated to infinity
T_MAX	time to maximum plasma concentration
Vz/F	apparent volume of distribution of the area fraction of the dose absorbed
Relative F	relative fraction of the dose absorbed for each oral dose rate