Preventive effect of artemether in experimental animals infected with Schistosoma mansoni

Parasitology International

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 19-24

  Shuhua, Xiao ^a   Chollet, Jacques ^b   Weiss, Niklaus A ^b   Bergquist, Robert N ^c   Tanner, Marcel ^b  

^a Academy of Preventive Medicine   (China)

^b SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Artemether; Chemotherapy; Prevention; Schistosoma mansoni; Schistosomiasis; Schistosomulum

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMETHER; ARTEMISIA ANNUA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; FEMALE; HAMSTER; HEPATITIS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SKIN PENETRATION;

ANIMALS; ARTEMISININS; CRICETINAE; FEMALE; INTESTINES; LIVER; MALE; MESENTERIC VEINS; MICE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMICIDES; SESQUITERPENES; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; ARTEMISIA ANNUA; CRICETINAE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI;

EID: 0034599096     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5769(00)00028-3     Document Type: Article

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