Discovery of veterinary antiparasitic agents in the 21st Century: A view from industry

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1177-1181

  Woods, Debra J ^a   Knauer, Christopher S ^a  

^a ZOETIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal health; Drug discovery

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; FIPRONIL; IMIDACLOPRID; MACROLIDE; MOXIDECTIN; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; PYRETHROID; SELAMECTIN; SODIUM CHANNEL; VETERINARY DRUG;

ANIMAL; DRUG; PARASITE; PARASITOLOGY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

ARTICLE; CROSS RESISTANCE; DIROFILARIASIS; DRUG QUALITY; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENANTIOMER; ENDOPARASITE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANIMALS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG DISCOVERY; DRUG INDUSTRY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; LIVESTOCK; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; PETS; RESEARCH; VETERINARY DRUGS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77954033865     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2010.04.005     Document Type: Article

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