Drug transport mechanisms in helminth parasites: Passive diffusion of benzimidazole anthelmintics

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 49-57

  Mottier, L ^a,b   Alvarez, L ^a,b   Ceballos, L ^a,b   Lanusse, C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL CENTRO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Benzimidazole anthelmintic; Cuticle; Drug transport mechanisms; Helminth parasites; Passive diffusion; Tegument

Indexed keywords

BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN;

ARTICLE; ASCARIS SUUM; CESTODE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACCUMULATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DIFFUSION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TRANSPORT; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; HELMINTH; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ASCARIS SUUM; BENZIMIDAZOLES; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CATTLE; CESTODA; DIFFUSION; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FEMALE; FENBENDAZOLE; LINEAR MODELS; MONIEZIASIS; SHEEP; SULFOXIDES; SWINE;

ASCARIS SUUM; BOVINAE; CESTODA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; MONIEZIA BENEDENI; TREMATODA; VERMES;

EID: 33646509680     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2005.12.004     Document Type: Article

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