Efficacy of artesunate and artemether against Clonorchis sinensis in rabbits

Parasitology Research

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 153-156

  Kim, Tae Im ^a   Yoo, Won Gi ^a   Li, Shunyu ^c   Hong, Sung Tae ^c   Keiser, Jennifer ^b   Hong, Sung Jong ^a  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^b SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER; ARTESUNATE; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT; CLONORCHIASIS; CLONORCHIS SINENSIS; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; METACERCARIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ARTEMISININS; BILE DUCTS; CLONORCHIASIS; CLONORCHIS SINENSIS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; PRAZIQUANTEL; RABBITS;

ARTESUNATE; CLONORCHIS SINENSIS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RATTUS;

EID: 71449114388     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-009-1641-4     Document Type: Article

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