Schistosoma mekongi: The in vitro effect of praziquantel and artesunate on the adult fluke

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 16-23

  Jiraungkoorskul, Wannee ^a   Sahaphong, Somphong ^a   Sobhon, Prasert ^a   Riengrojpitak, Suda ^a   Kangwanrangsan, Niwat ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Artesunate; Praziquantel; Scanning electron microscopy; Schistosoma mekongi

Indexed keywords

ARTESUNATE; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CERCARIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERANCE; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MEKONGI; TREMATODIASIS; WORM TEGUMENT;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOVEMENT; PRAZIQUANTEL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SCHISTOSOMA; SESQUITERPENES;

ARTESUNATE; PARALICHTHYS DENTATUS; SCHISTOSOMA MEKONGI;

EID: 33646053816     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2005.12.001     Document Type: Article

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