Determination of the activity of pyrantel tartrate against Sarcocystis neurona in gamma-interferon gene knockout mice

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 141-144

  Lindsay, David S ^a   Dubey, J P ^b  

^a CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Interferon gene knockout mouse; Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM); Pyrantel tartrate; Sarcocystis neurona

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ANTINEMATODAL AGENTS; BRAIN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; INTERFERON TYPE II; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, KNOCKOUT; PYRANTEL TARTRATE; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTOSIS;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA; VERMES;

EID: 0035932968     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(01)00405-8     Document Type: Article

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