The Hymenolepis diminuta-golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) model for the evaluation of gastrointestinal anticestode activity

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 898-899

  Ostlind, D A ^a   Mickle, W G ^b   Smith, S K ^b   Cifelli, S ^b   Ewanciw, D V ^b  

^a Merck Research Laboratories ^*  (United States)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ANTICESTODAL AGENT; BUNAMIDINE; CAMBENDAZOLE; COCCIDIOSTATIC AGENT; IVERMECTIN; MEBENDAZOLE; NICARBAZIN; NICLOSAMIDE; PRAZIQUANTEL; RAFOXANIDE;

PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EVALUATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HAMSTER; HYMENOLEPIS DIMINUTA; MALE; NONHUMAN;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AMIDINES; ANIMALS; ANTICESTODAL AGENTS; CAMBENDAZOLE; CRICETINAE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HYMENOLEPIASIS; HYMENOLEPIS; INSECT VECTORS; INTESTINE, SMALL; IVERMECTIN; MALE; MEBENDAZOLE; MESOCRICETUS; NICARBAZIN; NICLOSAMIDE; PRAZIQUANTEL; RAFOXANIDE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TRIBOLIUM;

ANIMALIA; CESTODA; CRICETINAE; HYMENOLEPIS DIMINUTA; MESOCRICETUS; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

EID: 4344598173     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-3356RN     Document Type: Article

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