Artemether, artesunate, praziquantel and tribendimidine administered singly at different dosages against Clonorchis sinensis: A comparative in vivo study

Acta Tropica

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 54-59

  Xiao, Shu Hua ^a   Jian, Xue ^a   Tanner, Marcel ^b   Yong Nian, Zhang ^a   Keiser, Jennifer ^b   Utzinger, Jürg ^b   Hui Qiang, Qiang ^a  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Artemether; Artesunate; Clonorchiasis; Clonorchis sinensis; In vivo study; Praziquantel; Tribendimidine

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER; ARTESUNATE; DIAMIDINE DERIVATIVE; PRAZIQUANTEL; TRIBENDIMIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; DRUG; FLATWORM; JUVENILE; RODENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT; CLONORCHIASIS; CLONORCHIS SINENSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; BILE DUCTS; CLONORCHIASIS; CLONORCHIS SINENSIS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; LIVER; MALE; RATS;

ARTESUNATE; CLONORCHIS SINENSIS; RATTUS; TREMATODA;

EID: 40949084307     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2008.01.003     Document Type: Article

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