Haemonchus contortus: In vitro drug screening assays with the adult life stage

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 106, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 164-172

  O'Grady, J ^a   Kotze, A C ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; BENZIMIDAZOLE; CLOSANTEL; CYROMAZINE; DELTAMETHRIN; IVERMECTIN; LEVAMISOLE; NAPHTHOLOPHOS; OXFENBENDAZOLE; OXYCLOZANIDE; TIABENDAZOLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULTHOOD; ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL MOTILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEEDING; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; IN VITRO STUDY; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EATING; HAEMONCHUS; MOVEMENT; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; SHEEP;

HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS;

EID: 2542483549     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2004.03.007     Document Type: Article

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