Electron microscope studies of Fasciola hepatica III. Fine structure of the prostate gland. |
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Authors: | L T Threadgold |
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Affiliation: | Zoology Department, Queen''s University, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
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Abstract: | An ultrastructural study of the prostate gland of Fasciola hepatica shows it to be composed of numerous unicellular glands. These gland cells contain an extensive granular endoplasmic reticulum (GER) system parts of which are intimately associated with septum-like invaginations of the plasma membrane extending almost to the nucleus. Also associated with the GER are many Golgi complexes which secrete large electron-lucid carbohydrate-rich secretory vesicles. The secretion passes up the gland ducts along with a very dense granular and fibrillar material. The ducts have a peripheral microtubular skeleton and are tightly bound to the epithelium of the ejaculatory duct by septate desmosomes. Secretory vesicles are stored in the expanded ends of the ducts where they pass through the ejaculatory epithelium and their content is discharged by the bursting of their limiting membrane. |
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Keywords: | Prostate gland Ultrastructure Microscopy electron Rats Mitochondria Endoplasmic reticulum Golgi complex Desmosomes |
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