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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.
References in periodicals archive
Jacob, "Ivermectin: a potent new antiparasitic agent," Science, vol.
The in vitro effect of ivermectin on the activity of trehalose synthesis pathway enzymes and their mRNA expression in the muscle of adult female Ascaris suum (Nematoda)
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Select herbals proposed as beneficial in the eradication of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth
Pharmacological effects of ivermectin, an antiparasitic agent for intestinal strongyloidiasis: its mode of action and clinical efficacy.
IMMUNOSTIMULATORY EFFECT OF IVERMECTIN ON MACROPHAGE ENGULFMENT AND DELAYED TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY IN BROILERS
Among the 10, the MC standard for the antiparasitic agent, stibogluconate sodium, is an example of a medicine for which, until now, no public drug quality standard has been available anywhere in the world.
USP releases initial quality standards for MC
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