Studies on the use of Yucca schidigera to control giardiosis

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 85-99

  McAllister, T A ^a   Annett, C B ^b   Cockwill, C L ^a   Olson, M E ^b   Wang, Y ^a   Cheeke, P R ^c  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c Desert King International   (United States)

Author keywords

Giardia; Steroidal saponins; Yucca schidigera

Indexed keywords

BUTANOL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE; NITROIMIDAZOLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YUCCA SCHIDIGERA POWDER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST; DIET; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG ISOLATION; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; FECES; GERBIL; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; LAMB; NONHUMAN; PLANT; POWDER; PREVALENCE; PROTOZOON; SMALL INTESTINE; TROPHOZOITE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; BUTANOLS; FECES; FEMALE; GERBILLINAE; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RODENT DISEASES; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; GERBILLINAE; GIARDIA; OVIS ARIES; PROTOZOA; YUCCA SCHIDIGERA;

EID: 0035933159     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(01)00394-6     Document Type: Article

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