Single-dose pharmacokinetics and genotoxicity of metronidazole in cats

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 60-68

  Sekis, Ivana ^a   Ramstead, Kerry ^a   Rishniw, Mark ^a   Schwark, Wayne S ^a   McDonough, Sean P ^a   Goldstein, Richard E ^a   Papich, Mark ^b   Simpson, Kenneth W ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DNA; METRONIDAZOLE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CAT; CAT DISEASE; COMET ASSAY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FELINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; GENETICS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METABOLISM; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MUTAGEN TESTING; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; COMET ASSAY; DNA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LEUKEMIA VIRUS, FELINE; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; METRONIDAZOLE; MUTAGENICITY TESTS;

FELIDAE;

EID: 58349086723     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2008.06.011     Document Type: Article

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