Nematocidal activity of nitazoxanide in laboratory models

Parasitology Research

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 321-324

  Fonseca Salamanca, F ^a   Martinez Grueiro M M ^a   Martinez Fernandez A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALBENDAZOLE; ANTINEMATODAL AGENT; LEVAMISOLE; MEBENDAZOLE; NITAZOXANIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME RELEASE; FEMALE; HATCHING; HELIGMOSOMOIDES POLYGYRUS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS;

ANIMALS; ANTINEMATODAL AGENTS; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HELIGMOSOMATOIDEA; MICE; NEMATODA; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; THIAZOLES; TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS; TRICHINOSIS;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; HELIGMOSOMOIDES POLYGYRUS; NEMATODA; TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS;

EID: 0242297836     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-003-0974-7     Document Type: Article

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