Effect of praziquantel together with artemether on Schistosoma japonicum parasites of different ages in rabbits

Parasitology International

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 25-30

  Shuhua, Xiao ^a   Jiqing, You ^a   Jinying, Mei ^a   Huifang, Guo ^a   Peiying, Jiao ^a   Tanner, Marcel ^b  

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

^b SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Artemether; Combined treatment; Praziquantel; Schistosoma japonicum; Schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER; PRAZIQUANTEL;

AGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CERCARIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ARTEMISININS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; MALE; PRAZIQUANTEL; RABBITS; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA; SCHISTOSOMICIDES; SESQUITERPENES;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM;

EID: 0034599047     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5769(00)00029-5     Document Type: Article

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