Target sites of anthelmintics

Parasitology

Volumn 114, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Martin, R J ^a   Robertson, A P ^a   Bjorn, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine receptor; Benzimidazoles; Clorsulon; Closantel; Diamphenethide; Diethylcarbamazine; Ivermectin; Levamisole; Piperazine; Praziquantel; Pyrantel

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; AVERMECTIN; BENZIMIDAZOLE; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; CLORSULON; CLOSANTEL; DIAMFENETIDE; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; IONOPHORE; LEVAMISOLE; NICOTINIC AGENT; PIPERAZINE; PRAZIQUANTEL; PYRANTEL; TIABENDAZOLE;

ARACHIDONIC ACID METABOLISM; CHANNEL GATING; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG MECHANISM; FASCIOLA; FILARIA; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HELMINTHIASIS; MICROTUBULE; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TARGET ORGAN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ARACHIDONIC ACIDS; GLUCOSE; ION CHANNELS; MICROTUBULES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; PERMEABILITY; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC;

FASCIOLA; FILARIA; INVERTEBRATA; NEMATODA; TREMATODA;

EID: 0030952646     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0031182097001029     Document Type: Article

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