The effects of drugs, ions, and poly-l-lysine on the excretory system of Schistosoma mansoni

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 101, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 293-298

  Kusel, J R ^d   Oliveira, F A ^a   Todd, M ^c   Ronketti, F ^b   Lima, S F ^a   Mattos, A C A ^a   Reis, K T ^a   Coelho, P M Z ^a   Thornhill, J A ^c   Ribeiro, F ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Excretory system; Mode of action; P glycoproteins; Praziquantel; Resorufin; Schistosoma mansoni

Indexed keywords

CERCARIA (TREMATODE GENUS); SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; TREMATODA;

EID: 33846441277     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006000900046     Document Type: Conference Paper

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