Diethylcarbamazine: Effect on lysosomal enzymes and acetylcholine in Wuchereria bancrofti infection

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 686-690

  Bhattacharya, C ^a   Singh, R N ^a   Misra, S ^a   Rathaur, S ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

acetylcholine (Ach); acid phosphatase; asymptomatic microfilaraemic serum (ASM); diethylcarbamazine (DEC); microfilariae; Wuchereria bancrofti; glucuronidase

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; LYSOSOME ENZYME;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME INHIBITION; FILARIASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 0030740392     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.1997.d01-353.x     Document Type: Article

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