Pemoline and tetramisole 'positives' in english racehorses following levamisole administration

Irish Veterinary Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 498-500

  Gutierrez, J ^a   Eisenberg, R L ^b   Koval, N J ^a   Armstrong, E R ^a   Tharappel, J ^a   Hughes, C G ^a   Tobin, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b Frontier Biopharm   (United States)

Author keywords

Aminorex; Drug 'positives'; Horses; Levamisole; Metabolism; Pemoline; Tetramisole

Indexed keywords

CONGIOPODIDAE; EQUIDAE;

EID: 77955902041     PISSN: 03680762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2046-0481-63-8-498     Document Type: Review

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