Lack of in vitro effect of ivermectin on Plasmodium falciparum

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 552-553

  Nasveld, Peter ^a   Russell, Bruce ^a,b   Kotecka, Barbara ^a   Rieckmann, Karl ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN ARMY MALARIA INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b ARMED FORCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0346339871     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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