Onchocerca retinol- and ivermectin-binding protein activity

Parasitology

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 221-225

  Lal, P G ^a   James, E R ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ivermectin; Onchocerca; Retinol; Retinol binding protein

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN; RETINOL; RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; ONCHOCERCA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING;

EID: 0030047420     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0031182000084791     Document Type: Article

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