Question

a certain tapeworm secretes a chemical that slows the intestinal pulsation of its host. this helps to ensure that the tapeworm isnt expelled from the body of the host. explain how adding this chemical to a drug for humans might increase the drugs effectiveness

Answer 1

the chemical secreted by the tapeworm is noted to slow down the intestinal pulsation, if added to drug for humans it might increase the drugs effectiveness by ensuring the drug stays in the lower alimentary canal for long, ensuring maximum absorption the drug components into the body's blood stream as it will not be ejected from the body at the normal rate