Anthelmintic action of plant cysteine proteinases against the rodent stomach nematode, Protospirura muricola, in vitro and in vivo

Cysteine proteinases from the fruit and latex of plants, including papaya, pineapple and fig, were previously shown to have a rapid detrimental effect, in vitro, against the rodent gastrointestinal nematodes, Heligmosomoides polygyrus (which is found in the anterior small intestine) and Trichuris mu...

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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 2007
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/29413/