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Physiological studies on trematodes: calcium, magnesium and phosphorus content

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

Madan M. Goil
Madan M. Goil
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, Bareilly College, Bareilly, U.P., India
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1. Four trematodes, Gastrothylax crumenifer, Cotylophoron cotylophorum, Paramphistomum explanatum and Fasciola gigantica have been used for quantitative analysis of their inorganic constituents.

2. Calcium, magnesium and phosphorus content have been determined.

3. All the four trematodes contain large amounts of phosphorus (0·61–1·05%); but the amounts of calcium (0·025–0·045%) and magnesium (0·029–0·065 %) are small.

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Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 54 , Issue 3 , August 1964 , pp. 567 - 570
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1964

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