Safety of imidacloprid plus moxidectin topical solution applied to cats heavily infected with adult heartworms (Dirofilaria immitis)

Parasitology Research

Volumn 97, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages

  Arther, R G ^a   Atkins, C ^b   Ciszewski, D K ^a   Davis, W L ^a   Ensley, S M ^b   Settje, T L ^a  

^a BAYER CORPORATION   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANTAGE MULTI; ADVOCATE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; IMIDACLOPRID PLUS MOXIDECTIN; REVOLUTION; SELAMECTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL MODEL; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BREATHING DISORDER; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIARRHEA; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DRUG SAFETY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EUTHANASIA; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; LARVA; MALE; MYDRIASIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SALIVATION DISORDER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREMOR; VOMITING;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; IMIDAZOLES; IVERMECTIN; MACROLIDES; MALE; NITRO COMPOUNDS;

ANIMALIA; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; FELIDAE; OTODECTES CYNOTIS; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 26844473921     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-005-1447-y     Document Type: Article

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