Short communication: Detection of praziquantel resistance in schistosomes

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 72-

  Liang, Y S ^a,b   Coles, G C ^a   Doenhoff, M J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b JIANGSU INSTITUTE OF PARASITIC DISEASES   (China)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Praziquantel; Resistance; Schistosoma mansoni

Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL; ANTISCHISTOSOMAL AGENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL SHAPE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MIRACIDIUM; NONHUMAN; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESISTANCE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MOUSE; PARASITOLOGY;

SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

ANIMALS; DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMANS; MICE; PRAZIQUANTEL; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMICIDES;

EID: 0033629044     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.2000.00514.x     Document Type: Article

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