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Record Nr.

UNINA9910141450603321

Titolo

Parasitic helminths [[electronic resource] ] : targets, screens, drugs and vaccines / / edited by Conor R. Caffrey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Weinheim, Germany, : Wiley-VCH, 2012

ISBN

3-527-65294-9

1-280-77852-0

9786613688910

3-527-65296-5

3-527-65293-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (542 p.)

Collana

Drug discovery in infectious diseases ; ; v. 3

Altri autori (Persone)

CaffreyConor R

Disciplina

592.3

616.96061

Soggetti

Helminths

Parasites

Parasitic diseases - Treatment

Parasitic diseases - Diagnosis

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Targets -- pt. 2. Screens -- pt. 3. Drugs -- pt. 4. Vaccines.

Sommario/riassunto

This third volume in the successful 'Drug Discovery in Infectious Diseases' series is the first to deal with drug discovery in helminthic infections in human and animals. The result is a broad overview of different drug target evaluation methods, including specific examples of successful drug development against helminthes, and with a whole section devoted to vaccine development. With its well-balanced mix of high-profile contributors from academia and industry, this handbook and reference will appeal to a wide audience, including parasitologists, pharmaceutical industry, epidemiologists,