Toxic activities of the plant Jatropha curcas against intermediate snail hosts and larvae of schistosomes
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- 1 June 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Tropical Medicine & International Health
- Vol. 5 (6) , 423-430
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-3156.2000.00573.x
Abstract
Summary The aim of studies on plant molluscicides is to complement methods for controlling snails acting as intermediate hosts of schistosomes. We report on the toxic activity of extracts from Jatrop...Keywords
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