Caenorhabditis elegans as a model for the screening of anthelminthic compounds: Ultrastructural study of the effects of albendazole

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-8

  Sant'anna, Viviane ^a   Vommaro, Rossiane C ^a   de Souza, Wanderley ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE METROLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Albendazole; Caenorhabditis elegans; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE;

ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL VACUOLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTICLE; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; EGG; HATCHING; LARVAL STAGE; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PARASITE VIABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN EXFOLIATION; TREATMENT DURATION;

ALBENDAZOLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ALBENDAZOLE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; LARVA; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 84879534570     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2013.05.011     Document Type: Article

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