Bioavailability, pharmacokinetics, and tissue distribution of 14C homidium after parenteral administration to Boran cattle

Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 142-148

  Murilla, G A ^a   Mdachi, R E ^a   Ismail, A A ^a   Karanja, W M ^a  

^a Kenya Trypanosomiasis Res Inst   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHIDIUM; RADIOISOTOPE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG FECES LEVEL; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

EID: 0029951913     PISSN: 01407783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2885.1996.tb00027.x     Document Type: Article

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