Giardia duodenalis: Effects of an ozonized sunflower oil product (Oleozon®) on in vitro trophozoites

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 208-212

  Hernández, Frank ^a   Hernández, Damian ^a   Zamora, Zullyt ^a   Díaz, Maritza ^a   Ancheta, Odelsa ^a,b   Rodriguez, Sandra ^a,b   Torres, Dinorah ^a,c  

^a Ozone Research Center from National Center for Scientific Research   (Cuba)

^b NATL CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Cuba)

^c INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL PEDRO KOURÍ   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Giardia duodenalis; Giardiasis; Oleozon; Ozone therapy; Ozonized sunflower oil

Indexed keywords

OLEOZON; SUNFLOWER OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CYTOPLASM; CYTOTOXICITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; GIARDIA DUODENALIS; GIARDIASIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TROPHOZOITE;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OZONE; PLANT OILS;

GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; HELIANTHUS;

EID: 59849123737     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2008.10.009     Document Type: Article

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