Fasciola gigantica: Parasitological and scanning electron microscopy study of the in vitro effects of ivermectin and/or artemether

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 279-284

  Diab, Tarek M ^a   Mansour, Heba H ^b   Mahmoud, Soheir S ^a  

^a THEODOR BILHARZ RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Egypt)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR RADIATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Artemether; Egg output and hatchability; Fasciola gigantica worms; Ivermectin; Scanning electron microscopy (SEM); Worm mortality

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER; IVERMECTIN;

ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EGG LAYING; FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WORM TEGUMENT;

ANIMALS; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; ANTIPLATYHELMINTIC AGENTS; ARTEMISININS; DRUG SYNERGISM; FASCIOLA; IVERMECTIN; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PARASITE EGG COUNT;

FASCIOLA; FASCIOLA GIGANTICA;

EID: 76049124648     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2009.10.013     Document Type: Article

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