Morphological effects and tegumental alterations induced by mefloquine on schistosomula and adult flukes of Schistosoma mansoni

Parasitology

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 85-98

  Manneck, T ^a   Haggenmuller Y ^a   Keiser, J ^a  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

In vitro; In vivo; Mefloquine; Scanning electron microscopy; Schistosoma mansoni; Schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

MEFLOQUINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MORPHOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHISTOSOMULUM; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREMATODE;

ANIMAL STRUCTURES; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES, PARASITIC; MEFLOQUINE; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI;

MUS; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 75149183510     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182009990965     Document Type: Article

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