ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY OF LAPACHOL, β-LAPACHONE AND ITS DERIVATIVES AGAINST Toxocara canis LARVAE

ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY OF LAPACHOL, β-LAPACHONE AND ITS DERIVATIVES AGAINST Toxocara canis LARVAE

Anthelmintics used for intestinal helminthiasis treatment are generally effective; however, their effectiveness in tissue parasitosis (i.e. visceral toxocariasis) is moderate. The aim of this study was to evaluate the in vitro activity of lapachol, β-lapachone and phenazines in relation to the viabi...

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Main Authors: Taís MATA-SANTOS, Nitza França PINTO, Hilton Antônio MATA-SANTOS, Kelly Gallan DE MOURA, Paula Fernandes CARNEIRO, Tatiane dos Santos CARVALHO, Karina Pena DEL RIO, Maria do Carmo Freire Ribeiro PINTO, Lourdes Rodrigues MARTINS, Juliana Montelli FENALTI, Pedro Eduardo Almeida DA SILVA, Carlos James SCAINI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2015-06-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Toxocara canis
Quinones
Chemotherapy
Anthelmintics
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