Penetration of the blood brain barrier by metronidazole and tinidazole

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1977, Pages 239-245

  Jokipii, A M M ^a,b,c   Myllyla V V ^a,b,c   Hokkanen, E ^a,b,c   Jokipii, Liisa ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE; TINIDAZOLE;

BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DRUG ANALYSIS; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG SCREENING; MICROORGANISM; RABBIT; SERUM; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ANIMAL; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTEROIDES INFECTIONS; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; FEMALE; FUSOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; HUMAN; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; NITROIMIDAZOLES; RABBITS; TIME FACTORS; TINIDAZOLE;

EID: 0017399266     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/3.3.239     Document Type: Article

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