Further studies on mefloquine and praziquantel alone or interaction of both drugs against Schistosoma japonicum in vitro

Parasitology Research

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1239-1248

  Xiao, Shu Hua ^a   Xue, Jian ^a   Zhang, Hao Bing ^a  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEFLOQUINE; PRAZIQUANTEL; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CERCARIA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CONCENTRATION; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; LC 50; LC 95; MALE; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA; SURVIVAL; ANIMAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INTERACTION; DRUG SENSITIVITY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING;

FALCONIDAE; MUS; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; MALE; MEFLOQUINE; MICE; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; PRAZIQUANTEL; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM;

EID: 84862749129     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: 14321955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-011-2621-z     Document Type: Article

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