Efficacy of fipronil in the treatment of pediculosis in laboratory rats

Laboratory Animals

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 331-335

  Diaz, S L ^a  

^a Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Efficacy; Fipronil; Lice; Rat

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; FIPRONIL; FRONTLINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FLEA; INFESTATION; LOUSE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MITE; NONHUMAN; PEDICULOSIS; RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; DRUG EVALUATION; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LICE INFESTATIONS; PYRAZOLES; RATS;

ACARI; PHTHIRAPTERA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 23044487181     PISSN: 00236772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0023677054306980     Document Type: Article

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