TABLE 1.
Adult worm | FCS % | ARA concn (mM) | No. of worms investigated | No. of dead worms after incubation for (h): |
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1 | 3 | 4 | 5a | ||||
S. mansoni | 20 | 0 | 13 M, 5 F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | 4 M, 5 F | 0 | All | All | All | ||
20 | 4 M, 7 F | 0 | All | All | All | ||
50 | 0 | 6 M, 6 F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | 8 M, 9 F | 0 | 0 | 7 M, 9 F | All | ||
20 | 7 M, 6 F | 0 | 0 | 4 M, 5 F | All | ||
100 | 0 | 4 M, 7 F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | 7 M, 6 F | 0 | 0 | 0 | All | ||
20 | 4 M, 5 F | 0 | 0 | 0 | All | ||
S. haematobium | 20 | 0 | 3 M, 4 F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | 2 M, 4 F | 0 | All | All | All | ||
20 | 2 M, 3 F | 0 | All | All | All | ||
50 | 0 | 4 M, 2 F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | 5 M, 2 F | 0 | 1 M, 2 F | All | All | ||
20 | 4 M, 2 F | 0 | All | All | All | ||
100 | 0 | 4 M, 5 F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | 3 M, 2 F | 0 | 2 M, 1 F | All | All | ||
20 | 3 M, 3 F | 0 | 1 M, 1 F | 2 M, 2 F | All |
All worms were dead after washing and overnight incubation in ARA-free RPMI medium-20% FCS.