A comparison of genetic polymorphism in populations of Onchocerca volvulus from untreated- and ivermectin-treated patients

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 193-202

  Eng, J K L ^a   Prichard, R K ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Tubulin; Genetic polymorphism; Ivermectin; Onchocerca volvulus; P glycoprotein

Indexed keywords

BETA TUBULIN; GLYCOPROTEIN P; IVERMECTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; GENE CONTROL; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; MALE; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; FILARICIDES; HUMANS; IVERMECTIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; P-GLYCOPROTEIN; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; TUBULIN;

NEMATODA; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS;

EID: 20644432213     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2005.01.021     Document Type: Article

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