Biochemical aspects of egg hatch in endo- and ectoparasites: Potential for rational drug design

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 861-867

  Young, Anna R ^a   Mancuso, Norm ^a   M Bowles, Vern ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ectoparasites; Egg hatch; Endoparasites; Lucilia cuprina; Proteases

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; PROTEINASE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; SERINE PROTEINASE; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ACANTHOCEPHALUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CESTODE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DESIGN; ECTOPARASITE; EGG; FLY; HATCHING; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; TREMATODE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; DIPTERA; DRUG DESIGN; ENDOPEPTIDASES; HELMINTHS; OVUM; PARASITES; PROTEASE INHIBITORS;

HEXAPODA; LUCILIA CUPRINA; LUCILIA SERICATA; OVIS ARIES; VERMES;

EID: 0032781503     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(99)00056-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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