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A significant reduction in plasma cholinesterase activity at a time when fecal egg counts indicated a patent infection has been found in a limited study with schistosome infected Rhesus monkeys.
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Hass, D.K. Effect ofSchistosoma mansoni on plasma cholinesterase activity in rhesus monkeys. Experientia 32, 1390–1391 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01937392
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