Antischistosomal activity of artemether in experimental Schistosomiasis mansoni;Atividade antiparasitária do artemethern na esquistossomose mansônica experimental

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-75

  Zevallos Lescano, Susana ^a   Chieffi, Pedro Paula ^a,b   Canhassi, Rosa Regina ^a   Boulos, Marcos ^a   Neto, Vicente Amato ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FACULDADE DE CIÊNCIAS MÉDICAS DA SANTA CASA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Animal; Artemisinins, therapeutic use; Drug therapy; Schistomiasis mansoni; Schistosoma mansoni

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER; ANTISCHISTOSOMAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; SESQUITERPENE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CERCARIA; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; EGG LAYING; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; INOCULATION; LIVER WEIGHT; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PERFUSION; PORTAL VEIN; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SPLEEN WEIGHT; WORM; ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; FECES; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ARTEMISININS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FECES; FEMALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMICIDES; SESQUITERPENES;

EID: 0942298868     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89102004000100010     Document Type: Article

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