Ronidazole pharmacokinetics after intravenous and oral immediate-release capsule administration in healthy cats

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 244-250

  LeVine, Dana N ^a   Papich, Mark G ^a   Gookin, Jody L ^a   Davidson, Gigi S ^a   Davis, Jennifer L ^a   Hayes, Rebecca B ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; RONIDAZOLE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; METABOLISM; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RANDOMIZATION; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RONIDAZOLE; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS;

FELIDAE; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS;

EID: 79952617081     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2010.12.001     Document Type: Article

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