Effects of ivermectin and moxidectin on the transcription of genes coding for multidrug resistance associated proteins and behaviour in Caenorhabditis elegans

Journal of Nematology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 290-298

  Ardelli, Bernadette F ^a   Prichard, Roger K ^b  

^a BRANDON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavior; Caenorhabditis elegans; Ivermectin; Molecular biology; Moxidectin; Multidrug resistance associated protein; Phenotype; Real time RT PCR; Resistance; Soil nematode

Indexed keywords

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; NEMATODA;

EID: 69549103132     PISSN: 0022300X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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