Studies on the penetration of lymecycline into the paranasal sinus in man.
Concentration of lymecycline, a lipophilic tetracycline, in the human sinusal mucosa tissue, as measured by the "punch method" technique are fairly high. The median value of all examined pieces of mucosa amounts to 1.2 mcg/g.
D001409:Bacillus cereus / Q000378:metabolism; D001681:Biological Assay / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008194:Lymecycline / Q000032:analysis*; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000032:analysis*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000032:analysis; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000032:analysis; D013754:Tetracyclines / Q000032:analysis*
D013754:Tetracyclines; D008194:Lymecycline