In vitro and in vivo anthelmintic efficacy of plant cysteine proteinases against the rodent gastrointestinal nematode, Trichuris muris

Extracts of plants, such as papaya, pineapple and fig, are known to be effective at killing intestinal nematodes that inhabit anterior sites in the small intestine, such as Heligmosomoides polygyrus. In this paper, we demonstrate that similar in vitro efficacy also occurs against a rodent nematode o...

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Main Authors: Stepek, Gillian, Lowe, Ann, Buttle, David J., Duce, I.R., Behnke, Jerzy M.
Format: Article
Published: Cambridge University Press 2006
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/29410/