Entrapment of praziquantel in liposomes modifies effects of drug on morphology and motility of Mesocestoides corti (syn. M. vogae, Cestoda) tetrathyridia in mice

Helminthologia

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 13-20

  Hrckova G ^a   Velebny S ^a   Dezfuli, B S ^b  

^a PARASITOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Slovakia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Efficacy; Liposomes; Mesocestoides corti; Morphology; Motility; Praziquantel

Indexed keywords

EID: 0348046231     PISSN: 04406605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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