title: N-oxidation, N-demethylation, and excretion of pefloxacin by the turtle Pseudemys scripta elegans.
abstract: Pefloxacin is minimally absorbed by the gastrointestinal tract of the turtle Pseudemys scripta elegans and then N-oxidised and N-demethylated. Pefloxacin is excreted within one hour after being given orally to the turtles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Sint Radboud hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: T B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Vree
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Vree
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Baars
authors.forename: Y A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Hekster
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Nouws
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D015366:Pefloxacin / Q000378:metabolism / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000652:urine; D014426:Turtles / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D015366:Pefloxacin