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BioMed Research International
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 783490, 9 pages
Anthelmintic Effects of Alkylated Diamines and Amino Alcohols against Schistosoma mansoni
1Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, 36036-330 Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil
2Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Universidade de São Paulo, 14049-900 Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
3Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, 36036-900 Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil
Received 27 April 2013; Accepted 8 July 2013
Academic Editor: Graciela Russomando
Copyright © 2013 Fábio de Souza Fernandes et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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