Fasciola gigantica: The in vitro effects of artesunate as compared to triclabendazole on the 3-weeks-old juvenile

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 8-19

  Tansatit, Tawewan ^a   Sahaphong, Somphong ^b   Riengrojpitak, Suda ^b   Viyanant, Vithoon ^c   Sobhon, Prasert ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Mahidol University   (Thailand)

^c THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Artesunate; Fasciola gigantica; Juvenile; Tegument; Triclabendazole

Indexed keywords

ARTESUNATE; TRICLABENDAZOLE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEPOLYMERIZATION; DRUG EFFICACY; FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; JUVENILE ANIMAL; MALE; MITOCHONDRION SWELLING; NONHUMAN; OUTER MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WORM TEGUMENT;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ARTEMISININS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; BUFFALOES; CATTLE; CRICETINAE; FASCIOLA; LYMNAEA; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MOVEMENT;

ARTESUNATE; FASCIOLA GIGANTICA;

EID: 84860316019     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2012.02.018     Document Type: Article

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