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Senna leaf extracts induced Ca+2 homeostasis in a zoonotic tapeworm Hymenolepis diminuta

Saptarshi RoyParasitology Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal, India
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Suman KunduParasitology Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal, India
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Larisha M. LyndemParasitology Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 2353-2357 | Received 10 Sep 2015, Accepted 05 Jan 2016, Published online: 15 Feb 2016

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