Efficacy and safety of selamectin against fleas and heartworms in dogs and cats presented as veterinary patients in North America

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 91, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 233-250

  Boy, M G ^a   Six, R H ^a   Thomas, C A ^a   Novotny, M J ^a   Smothers, C D ^a   Rowan, T G ^b   Jernigan, A D ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

^b PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Avermectin; Cat; Ctenocephalides felis felis; Dirofilaria immitis; Dog; Flea; Flea allergy dermatitis; Heartworm; Revolution(TM); Selamectin; Stronghold(TM)

Indexed keywords

AVERMECTIN DERIVATIVE; FENTHION; HEARTGARD; IVERMECTIN; PRO SPOT; PYRETHRIN; REVOLUTION; SECTROL FELINE FLEA AND TICK FOAM; SELAMECTIN; STRONGHOLD; ULTRUM FELINE FLEA AND TICK MOUSSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DOG; FEMALE; FLEA; INFESTATION; MALE; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; FEMALE; FLEAS; IVERMECTIN; MALE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0034705880     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(00)00295-8     Document Type: Article

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