Determination of the minimum effective dosages of praziquantel, albendazole, and mebendazole against Clonorchis sinensis infection in rats

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 448-451

  Fan, Ping Chin ^a   Wu, Chin Cheng ^a   Huang, Ping ^a   Yen, Chih Wei ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Albendazole; Clonorchis sinensis; Mebendazole; Minimum effective dosage; Praziquantel

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; MEBENDAZOLE; PRAZIQUANTEL; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CLONORCHIASIS; CLONORCHIS SINENSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; LOW DRUG DOSE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ALBENDAZOLE; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; CLONORCHIASIS; CLONORCHIS SINENSIS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MEBENDAZOLE; PRAZIQUANTEL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 27844468075     PISSN: 02575655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1607-551x(09)70149-4     Document Type: Article

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