Artemether, an effective new agent for chemoprophylaxis against shistosomiasis in China: Its in vivo effect on the biochemical metabolism of the Asian schistosome

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 724-732

  Xiao, Shuhua ^a   Hotez, Peter J ^b   Tanner, Marcel ^c  

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

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTISCHISTOSOMAL AGENT; ARTEMETHER; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; SESQUITERPENE;

ANIMAL; CHINA; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOUSE; PLASMODIUM; REVIEW; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; ARTEMISININS; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; PLASMODIUM; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHISTOSOMICIDES; SESQUITERPENES;

EID: 0034572416     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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