Effect of insect-growth-disrupting amines and amides on Schistosoma mansoni in vitro

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 340-343

  Foster, J M ^a   Marshall, I ^b   Svoboda, J A ^c   Thompson, M J ^c   Rees, H H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c USD A   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIDE; AMINE; N ETHYLDODECANAMIDE; N ETHYLDODECYLAMINE; N ETHYLOCTADECYLAMINE; N ETHYLTETRADECYLAMINE; N,N DIMETHYLDODECYLAMINE; N,N DIMETHYLLAURAMIDE; N,N DIMETHYLTETRADECYLAMINE; N,N,3,7,11 PENTAMETHYLDODECYLAMINE; PHYTOSTEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEALKYLATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GROWTH; INSECT; MALE; NONHUMAN; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

AMIDES; AMINES; ANIMALS; ECDYSTEROIDS; FEMALE; INSECT HORMONES; INSECTS; MALE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STEROIDS;

EID: 0029916881     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3284176     Document Type: Article

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