title: The mechanisms of action of antiprotozoal and anthelmintic drugs in man.
abstract: The mechanisms of action of antiprotozoal and anthelmintic drugs are reviewed according to: (1) drugs interfering with metabolic processes; (2) drugs interfering with reproduction and larval physiology; and (3) drugs interfering with neuromuscular physiology of parasites.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmaceutical and Biological Sciences, University of Rene Descartes, Paris, France.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Frayha
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Smyth
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Gobert
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Savel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D010271:Parasites / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D000962:Antimalarials; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents