Animal groups | Total worms | Hepatic tissue egg load × 103 | % dead eggs | |||
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10 wks | 18 wks | 10 wks | 18 wks | 10 wks | 18 wks | |
Infected (Vehicle) | 19.16 ± 2.18 | 20.28 ± 0.99 | 16.22 ± 1.40 | 27.08 ± 3.53 | 7.16 ± 0.94 | 6.87 ± 0.99 |
Infected + PZQ | ‡‡‡ 0.80 ± 0.17 (95.82%) | ‡‡‡ 0.50 ± 0.27 (97.53%) | ‡‡‡ 4.00 ± 0.43 (75.34%) | ‡‡‡ 7.64 ± 1.10 (71.79%) | ‡‡‡ 100 ± 0.00 | ‡‡‡ 100 ± 0.00 |
Infected + silymarin | 14.13 ± 2.96 (26.25%) | ‡‡‡ 12.29 ± 1.21 (39.39%) | ‡‡ 11.56 ± 0.68 (28.73%) | ‡‡ 15.40 ± 0.72 (43.13%) | ‡ 11.00 ± 0.97 | ‡‡‡ 39.29 ± 2.60 |
Infected + PZQ + silymarin | ‡‡‡ 0.50 ± 0.50 (97.39%) | ‡‡‡ 0.00 ± 0.00 (100%) | ‡‡‡ 3.67 ± 0.60 (77.37%) | ‡‡‡ 6.14 ± 0.76 (77.33%) | ‡‡‡ 100 ± 0.00 | ‡‡‡ 100 ± 0.00 |