Schistosoma mansoni: fine structure of cercarial acetabular glands |
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Authors: | C H Dorsey M A Stirewalt |
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Institution: | Naval Medical Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20014 U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | Emerged cercariae of Schistosoma mansoni were studied with the electron microscope for the purpose of describing the acetabular (penetration) glands and their cellular investment. The two pre- and three postacetabular unicellular glands consist of enlarged aboral areas (funduses) and their oral extensions as ducts. The glands were morphologically similar except for their shape and secretory globules. In the funduses of the postacetabular glands the globules were of a single type, spheroidal to irregular in shape, with numerous electron-dense areas. Preacetabular secretory globules appeared to be of several types, varying in size, shape, and homogeneity. Some were of uniform density; others showed electron-lucid areas. The fine structure of both pre- and postacetabular globules changed as they were compared in the funduses, in progressively oral areas of the ducts and after extrusion. These changes were thought to be transitional. Microtubules and close cellular investiture of the glands by muscle, nerve, and unclassified cells with extended interwoven processes appeared to provide structural support. |
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Keywords: | Schistosoma mansoni Cercariae Fine structure Ultrastructure Glands acetabular Secretory ducts Mucosubstance Calcium Sensory bulbs Muscle cells Nerve cells |
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