Comparative grepafloxacin phototoxicity in mouse skin

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 261-264

  Owen, K ^a  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; ENOXACIN; GREPAFLOXACIN; LOMEFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; SPARFLOXACIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOTOXICITY; SKIN TOXICITY;

EID: 0031825897     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/42.2.261     Document Type: Article

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