Efficacy of mangiferin against Cryptosporidium parvum in a neonatal mouse model

Parasitology Research

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 184-188

  Perrucci, S ^a   Fichi, G ^a   Buggiani, C ^a   Rossi, G ^b   Flamini, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; MANGIFERIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PAROMOMYCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CALCULATION; CELL COUNT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DRUG EFFICACY; EUTHANASIA; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; STAINING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANIMALS, OUTBRED STRAINS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICE; PAROMOMYCIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; XANTHONES;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM;

EID: 33745041526     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-006-0165-4     Document Type: Article

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