Current strategies in the search for novel antiparasitic agents

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 95-103

  Witty, Michael J ^a  

^a PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automation mechanism; Drug discovery; Market; Screen; Source library; Target compound

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; AVERMECTIN; MILBEMYCIN;

COMPUTER MODEL; DRUG COST; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; MARKET; NONHUMAN; SHORT SURVEY; TECHNOLOGY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032895561     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(98)00193-3     Document Type: Article

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