Acetylcholine receptor subunit genes from Ancylostoma caninum: Altered transcription patterns associated with pyrantel resistance

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 435-441

  Kopp, Steven R ^a   Coleman, Glen T ^a   Traub, Rebecca J ^a   McCarthy, James S ^b   Kotze, Andrew C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ancylostoma caninum; nAChR; Pyrantel; Resistance; Transcription

Indexed keywords

DRUG RESISTANCE; GENE; NEMATODE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM; RNA;

ANCYLOSTOMA; ANCYLOSTOMIASIS; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DRUG RESISTANCE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PYRANTEL; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 58849142908     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2008.08.005     Document Type: Article

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