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Title:  Incorporation time of oxytetracycline into calcified structures of the elasmobranch Heterodontus portusjacksoni.
 
Authors:  Izzo C, Rodda K, Bolton T
 
Drug:  Oxytetracycline
 
Fish species:  Shark, Port Jackson
 
Date:  2007
 
Sample:  bone
 
Water:  Saltwater
 
Dosage:  25 mg/kg sd
 
Route:  IP
 
Comments:  Sharks given injection and vertebrae and dorsal fin spines were examined for OTC marks. Marks were seen in spines by 2 days post injection, and in sectioned vertebrae by 3 days. Visible marks without sectioning were only found after 30d and best seen after 180d. Elasmobranch skeletal "bone" is cartilage.
 
Citation:  J Fish Biology 71: 1208-1214
 
Link:  http://fdamedlibmd.library.ingentaconnect.com/content/bsc/jfb/2007/00000071/00000004/art00019?format=print  Opens a new window
 
Genus Species:  Heterodontus portusjacksoni
 
Drug Class:  Antibiotic-Tetracycline
 
Wt gm-detail:  juveniles and adults
 
Water temp (°C)-detail:  ambient
 
Dosage-detail:  25 mg/kg sd
 
Method:  Fluorescence Microscopy
 
Authors-red:  Izzo C, Rodda K, Bolton T
 
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