Activity of oxamniquine at skin, pulmonary and sexual maturation phases, on a Schistosoma mansoni strain (R1) previously reported as resistant at the adult phase

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Departamento de Analises Clinicas e Toxicologicas,Faculdade de Farmacia *Departamento deParasitologia, Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas,Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Caixa Postal486, 30l6l-970 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil **SantaCasa de Misericordia, Belo Horizonte, MG, BrasilKey words: Schistosoma mansoni - drug resistance -evolutive stage - oxamniquine - experimentalchemotherapy