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THE process of excystment of the metacercariæ of digenetic trematodes has not been examined in great detail. Most experimental work so far has been concentrated on the effect of artificial gastric and intestinal juices.
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DIXON, K. Excystment of Metacercariæ of Fasciola hepatica L. in vitro. Nature 202, 1240–1241 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/2021240b0
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