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antiparasitic agent

[‚an·tē¦par·ə¦sid·ik ′ā·jənt]
(pharmacology)
An agent, such as emetine or quinine, that destroys or suppresses human and animal parasites.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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In addition to its antiparasitic properties, the essential oil also possesses antimicrobial activity.
In such cases, the clinician should be able to distinguish this situation from parasitosis to avoid unnecessary use of antiparasitic treatment.
"Nobody had thought of blocking [squalene synthase] as an antiparasitic approach," Urbina says.
Because this enzymatic reaction provides the sole de novo intracellular source of dTTP for DNA biosynthesis, it has been an attractive target for the development of antineoplastic and antiparasitic drugs.
Lab tests later found that the pith contains several chemicals now known to have antiparasitic properties.
Parenchymal involvement requires systemic antiparasitic therapy.
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It is considered to be antibacterial, antiparasitic, antiseptic, antiviral and immune stimulating.
Clove essential oil offers antioxidants and antiparasitic properties while chamomile is considered to be a powerful anti-inflammatory agent.
Based on the results of the examination, the feather mites are capable of surviving annual antiparasitic treatments for a longtime, citing one of the examined birds named 'Thor,' which was captured in the wild in 1974, and at the day of examination in 2016 hosted a viable population of the mite, H.
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