Microfluidic platform for electrophysiological recordings from host-stage hookworm and Ascaris suum larvae: A new tool for anthelmintic research

The screening of candidate compounds and natural products for anthelmintic activity is important for discovering new drugs against human and animal parasites. We previously validated in Caenorhabditis elegans a microfluidic device (‘chip’) that records non-invasively the tiny electrophysiological si...

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Main Authors: Janis C. Weeks, William M. Roberts, Kristin J. Robinson, Melissa Keaney, Jon J. Vermeire, Joseph F. Urban Jr., Shawn R. Lockery, John M. Hawdon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-12-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211320716300458