The role of mammalian intestinal bacteria in the reductive metabolism of zonisamide

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 253-256

  Kitamura, Shigeyuki ^a   Sugihara, Kazumi ^a   Kuwasako, Mie ^a   Tatsumi, Kiyoshi ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; LIVER ENZYME; OXIDOREDUCTASE; ZONISAMIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CECUM; CLOSTRIDIUM SPOROGENES; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FECES; INTESTINE FLORA; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RAT; REDUCTION; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0030964923     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7158.1997.tb06790.x     Document Type: Article

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