Efficacy of albendazole combined with a marine fungal extract (m2-9) against Angiostrongylus cantonensis-induced meningitis in mice

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 410-417

  Li, Z Y ^a,b   Sun, R ^a,b   Li, J ^c   Song, Y X ^c   Lin, Y C ^c   Zeng, X ^a,b   He, H J ^a,b   Wei, J ^a,b   Yang, F ^a,b   Zheng, H Q ^a,b   Lv, Z Y ^a,b   Wu, Z D ^a,b  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; FUNGAL EXTRACT; M 2 9; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANGIOSTRONGYLIASIS; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; FUNGAL MENINGITIS; HELMINTHIASIS; LARVA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; WEIGHT CHANGE;

ALBENDAZOLE; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EOSINOPHILS; FUNGI; MALE; MENINGITIS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NEUTROPHILS; PARASITE LOAD; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; MUS;

EID: 84868704993     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: 14752697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022149X11000630     Document Type: Article

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