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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827064903321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Weinheim, Germany, : Wiley-VCH, 2012

ISBN

9786613688910

9783527652945

3527652949

9781280778520

1280778520

9783527652969

3527652965

9783527652938

3527652930

Edizione

[1st ed.]

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,