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Catalase was found in all of the free-living species of platyhelminths studied, but could not be detected in any of the parasitic species (trematodes or cestodes).
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This work was supported by NATO research grant 1681.
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Barrett, J., Beis, I. Catalase in free-living and parasitic platyhelminths. Experientia 38, 536 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02327035
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