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I HAVE carried out experiments to show that chemicals present on mammalian skin cause cercariae of S. mansoni to initiate penetration responses, and discharge the contents of the penetration glands.
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MACINNIS, A. Identification of Chemicals triggering Cercarial Penetration Responses of Schistosoma mansoni. Nature 224, 1221–1222 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/2241221a0
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