The control of ichthyophthiriasis by a medicated food containing quinine: Efficacy tests and ultrastructure investigations

Parasitology Research

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 697-705

  Schmahl, Günter ^a   Schmidt, Hartmut ^b   Ritter, Günter ^b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b Ulrich Baensch GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

QUININE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FISH; FOOD; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CILIOPHORA INFECTIONS; FISH DISEASES; FISHES; HYMENOSTOMATIDA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; QUININE;

ANIMALIA; CINCHONA PUBESCENS; HYPHESSOBRYCON HERBERTAXELRODI; ICHTHYOPHTHIRIUS MULTIFILIIS; POECILIA SPHENOPS; PROTOZOA; SPHENOPS; XIPHOPHORUS; XIPHOPHORUS HELLERII;

EID: 0029814707     PISSN: 00443255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050188     Document Type: Article

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