Artemether as adjuvant therapy to praziquantel in murine Egyptian Schistosomiasis mansoni

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 175-178

  Mahmoud, M R ^a   Botros, S S ^a  

^a Giza   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER; PRAZIQUANTEL; ANTISCHISTOSOMAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; SESQUITERPENE;

PARASITE CONTROL; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DOSE RESPONSE; ERADICATION THERAPY; HISTOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; ANIMAL; DRUG COMBINATION; FEMALE; LIVER; MALE; NECROSIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOLOGY;

MURINAE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ARTEMISININS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; LIVER; MALE; MICE; NECROSIS; PRAZIQUANTEL; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMICIDES; SESQUITERPENES;

EID: 17844392084     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-322R     Document Type: Article

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