Selamectin: A novel broad-spectrum endectocide for dogs and cats

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 91, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 163-176

  Bishop, B F ^a   Bruce, C I ^a   Evans, N A ^b   Goudie, A C ^b   Gration, K A F ^a   Gibson, S P ^a   Pacey, M S ^a   Perry, D A ^b   Walshe, N D A ^a   Witty, M J ^a  

^a PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cats; Ctenocephalides felis; Dirofilaria immitis; Dogs; Endectocide; Gastrointestinal nematodes; Selamectin; Ticks

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; AVERMECTIN DERIVATIVE; ENDECTOCIDE; INTERCEPTOR; IVERMECTIN; MILBEMYCIN; SELAMECTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CTENOCEPHALIDES; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DOG; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; INFESTATION; MALE; MOUSE; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; TICK; TOXICITY;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; FEMALE; FLEAS; IVERMECTIN; MALE;

EID: 0034705870     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(00)00289-2     Document Type: Article

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