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platyhelminth

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platyhelminth /platy·hel·minth/ (-hel´minth) one of the Platyhelminthes; a flatworm.
plat·y·hel·minth (plt-hlmnth)
n.
See flatworm.
flatworm [flat´werm]
an individual organism of the phylum platyhelminthes; those parasitic in humans include tapeworms and flukes. Called also platyhelminth.
platyhelminth
one of the Platyhelminthes; the flatworms. Includes cestodes and trematodes, the tapeworms and the flukes.
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To examine the effects of PEMF on regrowth following transcetion and the induction of hsp70 protein in transected heads and tails, Planaria, a Platyhelminth, were used as a model organism because of its recognized ability to regenerate [55].
Frequency sensitivity of nanosecond pulse EMF on regrowth and hsp70 ... by Madkan, Ash; Lin-Ye, Avary; Pantazatos, Spiro P.; Geddis, Matthew S.; Blank, Martin; Goodman, Reba / Journal of Biomedical Science and Engineering (JBiSE)
 
 
 
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