In vitro larvicidal activity of geraniol and citronellal against Contracaecum sp (Nematoda: Anisakidae)

Human infection with fish parasites can result from the ingestion of incompletely cooked or raw fish, giving origin to parasitic diseases such as anisakiasis, caused by parasites of the Anisakidae family. The present study assessed the in vitro larvicidal effect of two monoterpene compounds, geranio...

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Main Authors: L.A. Barros, A.R. Yamanaka, L.E. Silva, M.L.A. Vanzeler, D.T. Braum, J. Bonaldo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2009-10-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2009001000007