In vitro effects of albendazole sulfoxide and praziquantel against Taenia solium and Taenia crassiceps cysts

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 2302-2304

  Palomares, Francisca ^a   Palencia, Guadalupe ^a   Pérez, Rodolfo ^a   González Esquivel, Dinora ^a   Castro, Nelly ^a   Cook, Helgi Jung ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE SULFOXIDE; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAENIA CRASSICEPS; TAENIA SOLIUM; TIME;

ALBENDAZOLE; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ANTIPLATYHELMINTIC AGENTS; CYSTICERCOSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PRAZIQUANTEL; SWINE; TAENIA; TAENIA SOLIUM;

EID: 2542444499     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.48.6.2302-2304.2004     Document Type: Article

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