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Praziquantel (PQ) caused spastic and/or paralytic actions on the motility of various parasitic helminths and isolated host tissue preparations, through a neuropharmacological mechanism.
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Terada, M., Ishii, A.I., Kino, H. et al. Studies on chemotherapy of parasitic helminths (IX). Effects of praziquantel on the motility of various parasitic helminths and isolated host tissues. Experientia 38, 549–553 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02327043
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