Ivermectin: pharmacology and therapeutic applications
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Ivermectin: pharmacology and therapeutic applications
Ivermectin (MK-0933, 22, 23-dihydroderivative of amvermectin B1) is a synthetic derivative of a broadspectrum antiparasitic class of macro cyclic lactones known as avermectins. Avermectin B was first isolated by fermentation of a soil microorganism, the actinomycete Streptomyces avermitilis. Ivermectin has a structure similar to that of macrolide antibiotics, but without antibacterial activity ...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2319-2003
DOI: 10.5455/2319-2003.ijbcp002712