Ultrastructural alterations in adult Schistosoma mansoni caused by artemether

Progress has been made over the last decade with the development and clinical use of artemether as an agent against major human schistosome parasites. The tegument has been identified as a key target of artemether, implying detailed studies on ultrastructural damage induced by this compound. We perf...

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Main Authors: Shuhua Xiao, Binggui Shen, Jürg Utzinger, Jacques Chollet, Marcel Tanner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2002-07-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762002000500023