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Pharmacology of the Ascaris Nervous System

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Neurotox ’91

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Nematodes are members of a phylum which has made an important impact on medicine and agrochemistry. Out of a total of some 30 000 species described, about half are parasitic. Their occurrence world-wide is phenomenal: a quarter or more of the world's population are afflicted with nematode infections, they cause considerable losses in livestock, and the small plant parasitic nematodes are responsible for widespread crop damage.

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Walker, R.J., Colquhoun, L.M., Parri, H.R., Williams, R.G., Holden-Dye, L. (1992). Pharmacology of the Ascaris Nervous System. In: Duce, I.R. (eds) Neurotox ’91. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2898-8_8

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