Use of selamectin and moxidectin in the treatment of mouse fur mites

Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 20-24

  Mook, Deborah M ^a,b   Benjamin, Kimberly A ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLOPHANE; MOXIDECTIN; SELAMECTIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFESTATION; MITE; MOUSE; MYOCOPTES MUSCULINUS; NONHUMAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; FEMALE; INSECTICIDES; IVERMECTIN; MACROLIDES; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MITE INFESTATIONS; RODENT DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACARI; MUS; MYOCOPTES;

EID: 44649145954     PISSN: 15596109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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