Echinococcus granulosus: Praziquantel treatment against the metacestode stage

Parasitology Research

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 999-1006

  Urrea Paris M A ^a   Moreno, M J ^a   Casado, N ^a   Rodriguez Caabeiro, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Echinococcus granulosus; Metacestode; Praziquantel; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALIA; CESTODA; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS;

EID: 0032714853     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050672     Document Type: Article

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