The pharmacokinetics and bioavailability of dihydroartemisinin, arteether, artemether, artesunic acid and artelinic acid in rats

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 173-182

  Li, Qi Gut ^a   Peggins, James O ^a   Fleckenstein, Lawrence L ^a   Masonic, Kelly ^a   Heiffer, Melvin H ^a   Brewer, Thomas G ^b  

^a WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b ARMED FORCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEETHER; ARTELINIC ACID; ARTEMETHER; ARTESUNATE; DIHYDROARTEMISININ; SESAME SEED OIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COMPARTMENT MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; INTRAGASTRIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; STEADY STATE;

EID: 0031911977     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7158.1998.tb06173.x     Document Type: Article

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