Improved efficacy of tetracycline by acaciasides on Dirofilaria immitis

Parasitology Research

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 697-702

  Datta, S ^a   Maitra, S ^a   Gayen, P ^a   Sinha Babu, S P ^a  

^a VISVA BHARATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACACIASIDE A; ACACIASIDE B; PLACEBO; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ACACIASIDE; ANTIFILARIAL AGENT; SAPONIN; TRITERPENE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG; FEMALE; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION; WOLBACHIA; ANIMAL; DOG DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; PARASITOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACACIA AURICULIFORMIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; WOLBACHIA;

ANIMALS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DRUG SYNERGISM; FEMALE; FILARICIDES; MALE; SAPONINS; TETRACYCLINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRITERPENES;

EID: 70349243791     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-009-1441-x     Document Type: Article

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