Abstract
Tetracyclines are mainly bacteriostatic and are thought to exert their antimicrobial effect by the inhibition of protein synthesis in a wide range of gram-negative and gram-positive organisms. Tetracyclines are readily absorbed and bind to plasma proteins.
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Tallarida, R.J. (1982). Achromycin®-V (Lederle). In: TOP 200. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6746-6_1
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