Preliminary studies have been carried out in order to determine the role of cholinesterase inhibition in the metrifonate‐induced hepatic shift of S. mansoni adults. Results suggest that cholinesterase inhibition may not be the only factor involved in hepatic shift and that reduction of cholinesterase activity to less than 20% of control values does not result in paralysis of the recovered worms.
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