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Diethylcarbamazine

Known as: Diéthylcarbamazine, Diethylcarbamazine [Chemical/Ingredient], Dietilcarbamazina 
An anthelmintic used primarily as the citrate in the treatment of filariasis, particularly infestations with Wucheria bancrofti or Loa loa.
National Institutes of Health

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Broader (4)

AnthelminticsFilaricidesLipoxygenase Inhibitorspiperazine

Narrower (6)

CaminDiethylcarbamazine CitrateHetrazanLoxuran
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2003
2003
Detection of codon for amino acid 200 in isotype 1 beta-tubulin gene of Wuchereria bancrofti isolates, implicated in resistance to benzimidazoles in other nematodes.
1996
1996
Neutrophil granule proteins: evidence for the participation in the host reaction to skin microfilariae of Onchocerca volvulus after diethylcarbamazine administration
SUMMARY The participation of neutrophil granulocytes in the cellular reaction to skin microfilariae of Onchocerca volvulus was… 
1990
1990
Oxygen free radical producing leukocytes cause functional depression of isolated rat hearts: role of leukotrienes.
1990
1990
Pharmacological alteration of the lung vascular response to radiation.
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Diethylcarbamazine enhances antibody-mediated cellular adherence to Brugia malayi microfilariae
Treatment with the antifilarial drug diethylcarbamazine (DEC) results in a rapid decline in the number of microfilariae… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Onchocercal dermatitis: ultrastructural studies of microfilariae and host tissues, before and after treatment with diethylcarbamazine (Hetrazan).
Specimens of skin from four Cameroon patients with severe onchocercal dermatitis, before and after treatment with… 
Review
1974
Review
1974
Chemotherapy of Trichinella spiralis infections (a review).
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Onchocerciasis. Onchocercal dermatitis, lymphadenitis, and elephantiasis in the Ubangi territory.
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Inhibition of the Release of Slow-Reacting Substance of Anaphylaxis in the Rat with Diethylcarbamazine∗
Summary The immunologic release of SRS-Arat with intravenously administered antigen is described. Hetrazan effectively inhibits… 
Highly Cited
1961
Highly Cited
1961
The first record of an outbreak of trichinosis in Africa south of the Sahara.
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