The formation of aminorex in racehorses following levamisole administration. A quantitative and chiral analysis following synthetic aminorex or levamisole administration vs. aminorex-positive samples from the field: A preliminary report

Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 160-166

  Barker, S A ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOREX; LEVAMISOLE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHIRALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG URINE LEVEL; FEMALE; HORSE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MARE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AMINOREX; ANIMALS; ANTINEMATODAL AGENTS; DOPING IN SPORTS; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HORSES; ISOMERISM; LEVAMISOLE; PENNSYLVANIA;

CONGIOPODIDAE; EQUIDAE;

EID: 61849116379     PISSN: 01407783     EISSN: 13652885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2885.2008.01015.x     Document Type: Article

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