In-vitro uptake of ivermectin by adult male Onchocerca ochengi

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 711-720

  Cross, H F ^b   Renz, A ^a   Trees, A J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INULIN; IVERMECTIN; TRITIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG UPTAKE; FEMALE; FILARIA; IN VITRO STUDY; INGESTION; MALE; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; ONCHOCERCA; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; PARASITE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; FILARIA; NEMATODA; ONCHOCERCA OCHENGI; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; TRITIUM;

EID: 0032321915     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00034983.1998.11813331     Document Type: Article

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