The combined mode of action of fipronil and amitraz on the motility of Rhipicephalus sanguineus

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 179, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 302-310

  Prullage, Joseph B ^a   Tran, Hai V ^b   Timmons, Phil ^b   Harriman, Jay ^a   Chester, S Theodore ^a   Powell, Kerrie ^b  

^a BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

^b SCYNEXIS Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Acaricide; Amitraz; CERTIFECT ; Fipronil; Motility; Rhipicephalus sanguineus; Synergism

Indexed keywords

AMITRAZ; AMITRAZ PLUS FIPRONIL; CERTIFECT; FIPRONIL; OCTOPAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; DRUG STRUCTURE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS;

ACARICIDES; ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG SYNERGISM; MOVEMENT; PYRAZOLES; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; TICK INFESTATIONS; TIME FACTORS; TOLUIDINES;

IXODIDA; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS;

EID: 79960458909     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.03.041     Document Type: Article

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