Nitrofuran antibiotics: A review on the application, prohibition and residual analysis

Veterinarni Medicina

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 469-500

  Vass, M ^a   Hruska, K ^a   Franek, Milan ^a  

^a VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Detection methods; Legislation; Mutagenicity; Nitrofurans; Sample preparation; Semicarbazide; Tissue bound metabolites; Validation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 54449097556     PISSN: 03758427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/1979-VETMED     Document Type: Review

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