Delayed macrofilaricidal activity of diethylcarbamazine against Brugia pahangi in Mongolian jirds

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 293-295

  Fujimaki, Y ^a   Sithithaworn, P ^b   Mitsui, Y ^a   Aoki, Y ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFILARIAL AGENT; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRUGIA; BRUGIA PAHANGI; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILARIASIS; MICROFILARIA; MONGOLIA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORM;

ANIMALS; BRUGIA PAHANGI; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; FILARIASIS; FILARICIDES; GERBILLINAE; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BRUGIA; BRUGIA PAHANGI; MERIONES; MERIONES UNGUICULATUS;

EID: 10044284039     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/JOH2004263     Document Type: Article

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