"Changes in cartilage of rats after treatment with Quinolone and in Magnesium-deficient diet "

Ultrastructural changes in immature articular carilage were studied after treatment of 5-weeks-old rats with ofloxacin, a fluoroquinolone, and in magnesium deficiency.We concluded that quinolone-induced arthropathy is probably due to chelation of functionally available magnesium in joint cartilage a...

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Main Authors: Shakibaei M, Stahlmann R
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2002-09-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
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Online Access:https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/2604