The use of zeolites as slow release anthelmintic carriers

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 137-141

  Dyer, A ^b   Morgan, S ^b   Wells, P ^b   Williams, C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; DICHLORVOS; FENBENDAZOLE; PYRANTEL; ZEOLITE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASCARIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; NEMATODIASIS; NIPPOSTRONGYLUS BRASILIENSIS; NONHUMAN; RAT; SLOW RELEASE FORMULATION; STRONGYLOIDEA; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; ASCARIS; NEMATODA; NIPPOSTRONGYLUS BRASILIENSIS; OESOPHAGOSTOMUM; STRONGYLOIDEA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0033931406     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022149X00000184     Document Type: Article

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