In vitro treatments of Echinococcus granulosus with fungal chitosan, as a novel biomolecule

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 811-815

  Rahimi Esboei, Bahman ^a   Fakhar, Mahdi ^a,b   Chabra, Aroona ^c   Hosseini, Mahboobeh ^c  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Echinococcus granulosus; Penicillium; Protoccoleces

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; CHITOSAN; CHITOSAN DERIVATIVE; FUNGAL CHITOSAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEACETYLATION; DRUG ISOLATION; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; EXPOSURE; FUNGAL CELL WALL; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM AURANTIOGRISEUM; PENICILLIUM VIRIDICATUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOSCOLEX; PROTOSCOLICIDAL ACTIVITY; SCOLEX;

CHITOSAN; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; PENICILLIUM; PROTOCCOLECES;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; CHITOSAN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; FUNGI; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

EID: 84883809918     PISSN: 22211691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2221-1691(13)60160-4     Document Type: Article

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