Inhibition of infective larvae exsheathment and egg hatching of the nematode Haemonchus contortus with extracts of tannin-rich plants

The aim of this work was to assess the bioactivity of extracts of the tannin-rich plants Acacia mearnsii, Myracrodruon urundeuva, Caesalpinea bracteosa and Leucaena leucocephala against egg and infective larvae stages of Haemonchus contortus. Two in vitro assays were held: an Egg Hatch Assay (EH...

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Main Author: Edgard Franco Gomes
Other Authors: Helder Louvandini
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2013
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Online Access:http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/64/64134/tde-18102013-100628/