In vitro and in vivo effects of flubendazole on Echinococcus granulosus metacestodes

Parasitology Research

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1003-1009

  Elissondo, M ^a   Ceballos, L ^b   Dopchiz, M ^a   Andresiuk, V ^a   Alvarez, L ^b   Sanchez Bruni S ^b   Lanusse, C ^b   Denegri, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUBENDAZOLE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELL VACUOLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEGENERATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GERM LAYER; HYDATID CYST; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; METACESTODE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ANTINEMATODAL AGENTS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; MEBENDAZOLE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS;

ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; MURINAE; MUS;

EID: 33847660026     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-006-0381-y     Document Type: Article

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