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Fallon, P.G., McNeice, C., Probert, A.J. et al. Quantification of praziquantel-induced damage on the surface of adultSchistosoma mansoni worms: estimation of esterase and alkaline phosphatase activity. Parasitol Res 80, 623–625 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00933013
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