Concentrations of isometamidium chloride (Samorin®) in sera of Zebu cattle which showed evidence of hepatotoxicity following frequent trypanocidal treatments

Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 173-180

  Eisler, M C ^a   Stevenson, P ^b   Munga, L ^b   Smyth, J B A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b Kenya Trypanosomiasis Research Institute   (Kenya)

^c ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMINAZENE; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE; ISOMETAMIDIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER TOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIVER; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHENANTHRIDINES; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, BOVINE;

EID: 0030959222     PISSN: 01407783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2885.1997.tb00092.x     Document Type: Article

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