Inhibition of excystation and metacystic development of Entamoeba invadens by the dinitroaniline herbicide oryzalin

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 994-999

  Makioka, Asao ^a   Kumagai, Masahiro ^a   Kobayashi, Seiki ^a   Takeuchi, Tsutomu ^a  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANILINE DERIVATIVE; HERBICIDE; ORYZALIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ENCYSTMENT; HERBICIDE; PARASITOLOGY;

AMOEBA; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ENTAMOEBA; GROWTH INHIBITION; LIFE CYCLE; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ENTAMOEBA; ENTAMOEBA INVADENS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0036801414     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/0022-3395(2002)088[0994:ioeamd]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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