The biochemical basis of anthelmintic action and resistance

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 336-345

  Köhler, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anthelmintics; Benzimidazoles; Drug resistance; Ivermectin; Levamisole; Macrocyclic lactones; Nictonitic agonists; Oxamniquine; Praziquantel

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ALBENDAZOLE; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; BETA TUBULIN; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; CLORSULON; CLOSANTEL; IVERMECTIN; LEVAMISOLE; MACROLIDE; MEBENDAZOLE; MORANTEL; MOXIDECTIN; NETOBIMIN; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; OXAMNIQUINE; PIPERAZINE DERIVATIVE; PRAZIQUANTEL; PYRANTEL; PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; TIABENDAZOLE; TRICLABENDAZOLE;

ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; FASCIOLIASIS; HELMINTHIASIS; HOOKWORM INFECTION; HUMAN; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; TREMATODIASIS; TRICHOSTRONGYLOSIS;

INVERTEBRATA; NEMATODA; VERMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035068456     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(01)00131-X     Document Type: Note

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