Effects of artemether, artesunate and dihydroartemisinin administered orally at multiple doses or combination in treatment of mice infected with Schistosoma japonicum

Parasitology Research

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 515-519

  Li, Hong Jun ^a   Wang, Wei ^a   Li, You Zi ^a   Qu, Guo Li ^a   Xing, Yun Tian ^a   Tao, Yong Hui ^a   Wei, Jian Ying ^a   Dai, Jian Rong ^a   Liang, You Sheng ^a  

^a BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER; ARTESUNATE; DIHYDROARTEMISININ;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIPARASITIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORM;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; ARTEMISININS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MICE; RODENT DISEASES; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARTESUNATE; JAPONICA; MUS; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM;

EID: 80052313469     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: 14321955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-011-2474-5     Document Type: Article

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