Schistosoma mansoni: A method for inducing resistance to praziquantel using infected Biomphalaria glabrata snails

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 153-157

  Couto, Flávia F B ^a   Coelho, Paulo Marcos Z ^a   Araújo, Neusa ^a   Kusel, John R ^b   Katz, Naftale ^a   Jannotti Passos, Liana K ^c   Mattos, Ana Carolina A ^a  

^a Laboratório de Esquistossomose   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biomphalaria glabrata; New method; Praziquantel; Resistance induction; Schistosoma mansoni

Indexed keywords

BIOMPHALARIA GLABRATA; GASTROPODA; MUS; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 79955389741     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762011000200006     Document Type: Article

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