A light and electron microscopic study on the synergistic effect of pyrantel and the febantel metabolite febendazole on adult Toxocara canis in vitro

Parasitology Research

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 305-313

  Mehlhorn, Heinz ^a   Hanser, Elena ^a   Harder, Achim ^b   Hansen, O ^b   Mencke, Norbert ^b   Schaper, Roland ^b  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b BAYER AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRONTAL PLUS; FEBANTEL; FEBENDAZOLE; PYRANTEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WELPAN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENITAL SYSTEM; IN VITRO STUDY; INTESTINE; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE TISSUE; NERVE CORD; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; TOXOCARA CANIS;

ANIMALS; ANTINEMATODAL AGENTS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DRUG SYNERGISM; FENBENDAZOLE; GUANIDINES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; PYRANTEL; TOXOCARA CANIS; TOXOCARIASIS;

CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; HYPODERRIS; NEMATODA; TOXOCARA; TOXOCARA CANIS;

EID: 0042768637     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-002-0818-x     Document Type: Article

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