Rate of action of schistosomicides in mice infected with Schistosoma mansoni

Mice infected with adult Schistosoma mansoni were dosed with a single oral dose of 125 or 250 mg/kg oltipraz, 50 or 100 mg/kg oxamniquine, or 200 or 400 mg/kg praziquantel. The mortality rate of worms and oogram changes were determined between 1 and 16 weeks after dosing. The time required between d...

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Main Authors: Naftale Katz, Emmanuel Pinto Dias, Cecilia Pereira de Souza, John I. Bruce, Gerald C. Coles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 1989-12-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821989000400004