Research Article

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

Table 2

Anthelmintic activity of albendazole (SD) and synthetic test drugs APMT (TD-1) and APTT (TD-2) in earthworms.

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 (SD)Batch 10.01 mg16 min,
26 sec ± 17
21 min,
32 sec ± 12
15 min,
28 sec ± 13
19 min,
02 sec ± 15
12 min,
34 sec ± 18
16 min,
38 sec ± 21
10 min,
42 sec ± 18
12 min,
54 sec ± 19
09 min,
12 sec ± 12
32 min,
34 sec ± 11
TD.1 APMT (Triazole group)Batch 20.01 mg17 min,
13 sec ± 21
24 min,
38 sec ± 20
16 min,
33 sec ± 22
21 min,
08 sec ± 24
13 min,
37 sec ± 10
15 min,
19 sec ± 16
11 min,
29 sec ± 13
14 min,
51 sec ± 19
10 min,
22 sec ± 21
15 min,
53 sec ± 21
TD..2 APTT (Triazole group)Batch 30.01 mg16 min,
28 sec ± 19
18 min,
48 sec ± 17
15 min,
32 sec ± 20
17 min,
18 sec ± 14
13 min,
57 sec ± 16
16 min,
25 sec ± 19
10 min,
19 sec ± 21
12 min,
38 sec ± 24
09 min,
39 sec ± 17
10 min,
18 sec ± 22

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