The nervous system of Tricladida. III. Neuroanatomy ofDendrocoelum lacteum andPolycelis tenuis (Plathelminthes,Paludicola): an immunocytochemical study |
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Authors: | Maria Reuter Margaretha K S Gustafsson Katja Mäntylä Cornelius J P Grimmelikhuijzen |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Biology, ?bo Akademi University, Artillerigatan 6, FIN-20520 ?bo, Finland 2. Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Zoological Institute, Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100, Copenhagen ?, Denmark
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Abstract: | The organization of the nervous system ofDendrocoelum lacteum (Tricladida, Paludicola, Dendrocelidae) andPolycelis tenuis (Tricladida, Paludicola, Planariidae) was studied by immunocytochemical double staining, using neuropeptide RFamide and serotonin
(5-HT) antisera on cryosections. The study confirmed the status of the main nerve cords (MCs) as the most important and stable
of the longitudinal cords and supported the hypothesis of a common phylogenetic origin of the MCs in flatworms. The ganglion-like
structures along the MCs at the beginning of transverse commissures and laterla branches showed a close contact with ventral
fibres of the submuscular nerve plexus indicating an origin from crossing points of insunken ring commissures. The distributional
pattern and morphology of the RFamide-IR cell bodies inD. lacteum corresponded to that of neurosecretory cells. Most RFamide-IR cells were unipolar and rounded while 5-HT-IR cells were uni-
bi- and multipolar. The neutropile consisted of a dense RFamide-IR and a loose 5-HT-IR network. RFamide dominated in all parts
of the genital plexus. |
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