Effects of the synergistic action of febantel and pyrantel on the nematode Heterakis spumosa: A light and transmission electron microscopy study

Parasitology Research

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 419-434

  Mehlhorn, Heinz ^a   Harder, Achim ^b  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b BAYER AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEBANTEL; PYRANTEL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; MALE; MOUSE; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORM EXPULSION; WORM INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTINEMATODAL AGENTS; ASCARIDIDA; ASCARIDIDA INFECTIONS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRUG SYNERGISM; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; GUANIDINES; MALE; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PYRANTEL;

EID: 0030910887     PISSN: 00443255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050275     Document Type: Article

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