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Published on: August 16, 2011
Abstract:
3 x 10(-6)M praziquantel fails to completely paralyse miracidia and cercariae in a short time but they are not infective when maintained in the solution. 3 x 10(-5)M praziquantel prevents infected snails shedding cercariae but does not kill daughter sporocyts or developing cercariae. As the action of praziquantel on adult worms is not blocked by 10(-2)M mecamylamine, pempidine or carbachol, but is reduced by calcium depletion, it is suggested that praziquantel may act by permitting calcium influx to muscle cells causing them to contract.
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