In vitro responsiveness of Babesia bovis to imidocarb dipropionate and the selection of a drug-adapted line

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 62, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 35-41

  Rodriguez, R I ^a,b   Trees, A J ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Babesia bovis; Control methods Protozoa; Imidocarb dipropionate; In vitro culture

Indexed keywords

IMIDOCARB DIPROPIONATE;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BABESIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CULTIVATION;

ANIMALIA; BABESIA; BABESIA BOVIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0029958996     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-4017(95)00850-0     Document Type: Article

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