Effects of albendazole on echinococcus multilocularis infection in the mongolian jird

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 162, Issue 6, 1990, Pages 1403-1407

  Schantz, Peter M ^a   Brandt, Floy H ^a   Dickinson, Charlotte M ^a   Allen, Cheryl R ^a   Roberts, Jacqueline M ^a   Eberhard, Mark L ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; FEMALE; GERBIL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALBENDAZOLE; ANIMAL; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; FEMALE; GERBILLINAE; LIVER; LUNG; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 0025242369     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: 15376613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/162.6.1403     Document Type: Article

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