Table 6.

Rat plasma lithium levels achieved after a single i.p. dose of lithium chloride.

Rat number	Lithium dose	Plasma lithium (mmoles/l)	Averages
1	Vehicle(NaCl)	Not detectable (0.15 detection limit)
4	Vehicle	Not detectable	Not detectable
7	Vehicle	Not detectable
10	Vehicle	0.17
5	2 mmoles/kg	0.39
2	‘’	0.83
11	‘’	0.87	0.83 mM
8	‘’	1.23
6	4 mmoles/kg	0.94
9	‘’	1.02
3	‘’	1.78	1.635 mM
12	‘’	2.8