Anthelmintic effect of Mentha spp. essential oils on Echinococcus granulosus protoscoleces and metacestodes

Parasitology Research

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1103-1112

  Maggiore, Marina A ^a,b   Albanese, Adriana A ^a   Gende, Liesel B ^a,b   Eguaras, Martín J ^a,b   Denegri, Guillermo M ^a,b   Elissondo, María Celina ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL; MENTHA PIPERITA ESSENTIAL OIL; MENTHA PULEGIUM ESSENTIAL OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARTICLE; CESTODE LIFE CYCLE STAGE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST (RESTING STAGE); ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; IN VITRO STUDY; MENTHA PIPERITA; MENTHA PULEGIUM; METACESTODE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE SURVIVAL; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOSCOLE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MOUSE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYTOTHERAPY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL; TIME;

ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; MENTHA; MENTHA PULEGIUM; MENTHA X PIPERITA; MUS;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; FEMALE; MENTHA PIPERITA; MENTHA PULEGIUM; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; OILS, VOLATILE; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT OILS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84862751151     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: 14321955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-011-2595-x     Document Type: Article

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