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Taste, A New Incentive to Switch to (R)-Praziquantel in Schistosomiasis Treatment
BACKGROUND: Praziquantel (PZQ) is the drug compound of choice in the control and treatment of schistosomiasis. PZQ is administered as a racemate, i. e. 1∶1 mixture of enantiomers. The schistosomicidal activity arises from one PZQ-enantiomer, whereas the other enantiomer does not contribute to the ac...
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Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2614124/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19159015 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000357 |