"Pyrantel" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A depolarizing neuromuscular-blocking agent, that causes persistent nicotinic activation resulting in spastic paralysis of susceptible nematodes. It is a drug of second-choice after benzimidazoles for treatment of ascariasis, hookworm, and pinworm infections, being effective after a single dose. (From Smith and Reynard, Textbook of Pharmacology, 1992, p920)
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D011715
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.886.778.634 D03.383.742.634 D03.383.903.634
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| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pyrantel" by people in Profiles.
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Somvanshi VS, Ellis BL, Hu Y, Aroian RV. Nitazoxanide: nematicidal mode of action and drug combination studies. Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2014 Jan; 193(1):1-8.
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Hu Y, Ellis BL, Yiu YY, Miller MM, Urban JF, Shi LZ, Aroian RV. An extensive comparison of the effect of anthelmintic classes on diverse nematodes. PLoS One. 2013; 8(7):e70702.