Research Article

The New Method Developed for Evaluation of Anthelmintic Activity by Housefly Worms and Compared with Conventional Earthworm Method

Table 1

Anthelmintic activity of albendazole and synthetic test drugs (APMT and APTT) in housefly worms.

Name of drugBatch of wormWeight of worm12.5 mg/mL25 mg/mL50 mg/mL100 mg/mL200 mg/0.2 mL
Time of paralysisTime of deathTime of paralysisTime of deathTime of paralysisTime of deathTime of paralysisTime of deathTime of paralysisTime of death
Mean and ± SEMMean and ± SEMMean and ± SEMMean and ± SEMMean and ± SEMMean and ± SEMMean and ± SEMMean and ± SEMMean and ± SEMMean and ± SEM

Albendazole SDBatch 10.01 mg27 min,
13 sec ± 1.4
38 min,
21 sec ± 1.5
26 min,
43 sec ± 2.3
37 min,
58 sec ± 2.1
26 min,
2 sec ± 1.5
37 min,
5 sec ± 1.6
24 min,
9 sec ± 1.7
34 min,
21 sec ± 1.7
22 min,
12 sec ± 1.5
33 min,
21 sec ± 1.2
TD.1 APMT (Triazole group)Batch 20.01 mg28 min,
30 sec ± 2.3
39 min,
45 sec ± 2.5
27 min,
39 sec ± 2.4
39 min,
25 sec ± 2.1
25 min,
43 sec ± 1.4
37 min,
35 sec ± 3.0
23 min,
37 sec ± 1.3
37 min,
58 sec ± 1.7
21 min,
32 sec ± 3.1
36 min,
38 sec ± 2.3
TD.2 APTT (Triazole group)Batch 30.01 mg27 min,
18 sec ± 1.3
38 min,
24 sec ± 1.3
26 min,
58 sec ± 2.0
38 min,
4 sec ± 2.2
26 min,
5 sec ± 2.3
37 min,
22 sec ± 1.2
24 min,
44 sec ± 1.6
35 min,
58 sec ± 1.7
23 min,
54 sec ± 2.8
34 min,
55 sec ± 1.4

Each value represents ± SEM ( 𝑁 = 2 5 ) as significant when 𝑃 < 0 . 0 5 .