Pharmacokinetics of oxytetracycline in loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) after single intravenous and intramuscular injections

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 477-488

  Harms, Craig A ^a   Papich, Mark G ^a   Stamper, M Andrew ^b   Ross, Patricia M ^a,e   Rodriguez, Mauricio X ^c   Hohn, Aleta A ^d  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Disney's Animal Kingdom   (United States)

^c NOAA Fisheries Service Galveston Laboratory   (United States)

^d SOUTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^e Ocean State Veterinary Specialists   (United States)

Author keywords

Biologic marker; Caretta caretta; Loggerhead sea turtle; Oxytetracycline; Pharmacokinetics

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 13244265869     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/03-083     Document Type: Article

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