In vivo transmission blocking activities of artesunate on the avian malaria parasite Plasmodium gallinaceum

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 197, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 447-454

  Kumnuan, Rapeeporn ^a   Pattaradilokrat, Sittiporn ^b   Chumpolbanchorn, Kamlang ^a   Pimnon, Suntorn ^a   Narkpinit, Somphong ^c   Harnyuttanakorn, Pongchai ^b   Saiwichai, Tawee ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Mahidol University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Anti malarial compounds; Gametocytocide; In vivo transmission blocking assays

Indexed keywords

ARTESUNATE;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AVIAN MALARIA; CHICKEN; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DISEASE CARRIER; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GAMETOCYTE; GAMETOCYTEMIA; IN VIVO STUDY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALARIA CONTROL; MINIMUM EFFECTIVE DOSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VECTOR; PARASITEMIA; PHARMACOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; PLASMODIUM GALLINACEUM; TREATMENT DURATION;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARTESUNATE; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; PLASMODIUM GALLINACEUM; PROTOZOA;

ANTI-MALARIAL COMPOUNDS; GAMETOCYTOCIDE; IN VIVO TRANSMISSION BLOCKING ASSAYS;

AEDES; ANIMALS; ARTEMISININS; CHICKENS; FEMALE; MALARIA, AVIAN; PLASMODIUM GALLINACEUM; POULTRY DISEASES; TIME;

EID: 84884975247     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2013.07.024     Document Type: Article

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