Table 1.

Motility in human serum. Motility scores for adult worms in vitro treated with normal human serum (NHS), inactivated normal human serum (NHSi), NHSi after overnight-preincubation with Praziquantel (NHSi after PZQ), and NHS after overnight-preincubation with Praziquantel (NHS after PZQ) at different time points (n = 8)

		Percent of worms (%) in motility score after incubation
Groups	tincubation	0.5 h			1 h			24 h			72 h
	Score	3	1.5	0	3	1.5	0	3	1.5	0	3	1.5	0
NHS	Male_single	100			100			100			100
	Male_pair	100			100			100			100
	Female_single	100			100			100			100
	Female_pair	100			100			100			100
NHSi	Male_single	100			100			100			100
	Male_pair	100			100			100			100
	Female_single	100			100			100			100
	Female_pair	100			100			100			100
NHS after PZQ	Male_single			100			100		12.5	87.5		62.5	37.5
	Male_pair			100			100		12.5	87.5		25	75
	Female_single		12.5	87.5		50	50	100			100
	Female_pair		25	75			100	50	50		100
NHSi after PZQ	Male_single			100			100		50	50		37.5	62.5
	Male_pair			100			100			100			100
	Female_single			100			100	50	25	25	50		50
	Female_pair			100			100	62.5	25	12.5			100

3, movement of the whole body; 1.5, movement of parts of the body or slowed movement; 0, no movement