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Haemonchus

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Definition: A genus of parasitic nematode worms which infest the duodenum and stomach of domestic and wild herbivores, which ingest it with the grasses (POACEAE) they eat. Infestation of man is accidental.  infection    Other names Hemonchus
 
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contortin  91925-83-6 Ethanone, 1,1'-(2,2'-dihydroxy-4,4',6,6'-tetramethoxy-5,5'-dimethyl(1,1'-biphenyl)-3,3'-diyl)bis  *Antigens, Helminth Haemonchus. Parasitology 1987;94(Pt 2):385

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