The Conqueror Worm: Recent advances with cholinergic anthelmintics and techniques excite research for better therapeutic drugs

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 387-397

  Martin, R J ^a   Puttachary, S ^a   Buxton, S K ^a   Verma, S ^a   Robertson, A P ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABAMECTIN; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DERQUANTEL; LEVAMISOLE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; PYRANTEL;

ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS SUUM; BRUGIA MALAYI; CONQUEROR WORM; CROSS RESISTANCE; DRUG RESISTANCE; ELEPHANTIASIS; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; HELMINTH; HYGIENE; LIVESTOCK; LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS; MALNUTRITION; MICROFLUIDICS; NONHUMAN; OESOPHAGOSTOMIASIS; OESOPHAGOSTOMUM; OESOPHAGOSTOMUM DENTATUM; OOCYTE; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REVIEW; SANITATION; XENOPUS; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECTS; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; MUSCLE; NEMATODE; PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; ASCARIS SUUM; BRUGIA MALAYI; OESOPHAGOSTOMUM DENTATUM; VERMES;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; CHOLINERGIC AGENTS; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMANS; MUSCLES; NEMATODA;

EID: 84929950703     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: 14752697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022149X1400039X     Document Type: Review

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