Effect of artemether against Schistosoma haematobium in experimentally infected hamsters

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1001-1006

  Shuhua, Xiao ^a,b   Utzinger, Jürg ^b,c   Chollet, Jacques ^b   Endriss, Yvette ^b   N'Goran, Eliézer K ^c,d   Tanner, Marcel ^b  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c CENTRE SUISSE DE RECHERCHES SCIENTIFIQUES EN CÔTE D'IVOIRE   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^d UNIVERSITÉ FÉLIX HOUPHOUËT BOIGNY   (Côte d’Ivoire)

Author keywords

Artemether; Chemoprophylaxis; Hamsters; Schistosoma haematobium; Schistosomes; Schistosomiasis; Schistosomulae

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAMSTER; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; NONHUMAN; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; ARTEMISININS; COTE D'IVOIRE; CRICETINAE; FEMALE; INTESTINE, LARGE; INTESTINE, SMALL; LIVER; MALE; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SCHISTOSOMICIDES; SESQUITERPENES; SNAILS;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 0033841737     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(00)00091-6     Document Type: Article

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