Pharmacokinetics and bioequivalence of two norfloxacin oral dosage forms (Vapcotril - 10%® and Mycomas 10%®) in healthy broiler chickens

International Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 289-293

  Abu Basha, Ehab A ^a   Gharaibeh, Saad M ^a   Abudabos, Alaeldein M ^b   Shunnaq, Ahmad F ^a   Al Majali, Ahmad M ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b MUTAH UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Bioequivalence; Chicken and microbiological assay; Pharmacokinetics

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 45749143657     PISSN: 16828356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2008.289.293     Document Type: Article

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