Physiological and morphological effects of genistein against the liver fluke, Fasciola hepatica

Parasitology

Volumn 135, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1189-1203

  Toner, E ^a   Brennan, G P ^a   Wells, K ^a   McGeown, J G ^a   Fairweather, I ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fasciola hepatica; Genistein; In vitro pharmacology; Muscle strip pharmacology; Scanning electron microscopy; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; CLORSULON; GENISTEIN; NITROXINIL; TRICLABENDAZOLE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AUTOPHAGY; CELL DISRUPTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOMATIC CELL; SPERMATOCYTE; SPINE; SWELLING; SYNCYTIUM; TESTIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VITELLINE MEMBRANE; WORM TEGUMENT;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; GENISTEIN; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MUSCLES;

FASCIOLA HEPATICA;

EID: 51349144828     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182008004630     Document Type: Article

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