Schistosoma mansoni: evaluation of the activity of oxamniquine on schistosomules, at 24 hours after infection Schistosoma mansoni: avaliação da atividade da oxamniquina (Mansil*) em esquistossômulos com 24 horas após infecção
Mice transcutaneously infected with about 400 cercariae were submitted to treatment with oxamniquine (400 mg/kg), 24 hours after infection. The recovery of schistosomules, at 4, 24, 48 and 72 hours and 35 days after treatment, showed the activity of the drug on the parasites, thus practically preven...
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Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
1993-12-01
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Series: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651993000600013 |