New drugs for an ancient parasite

Nature Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 365-367

  Loukas, Alex ^a   Bethony, Jeffrey M ^b  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BIOINFORMATICS; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFECTION; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SHORT SURVEY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANIMALS; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMANS; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHISTOSOMICIDES; VACCINES;

EID: 41849117257     PISSN: 10788956     EISSN: 1546170X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nm0408-365     Document Type: Short Survey

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