Disposition of morphine in tissues of the pregnant rat and foetus following single and continuous intraperitoneal administration to the mother

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1283-1287

  DeVane, C L ^a   Simpkins, J W ^b   Boulton, D W ^a   Laizure, S C ^c   Miller, R L ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DISPOSITION; DRUG PENETRATION; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS LIVER; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; RAT;

EID: 0033405679     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/0022357991776859     Document Type: Article

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