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eng
Author
Yamane, Yosuke
Yoshida, Nobuo
Yazaki, Seiichi
Maejima, Joji
Description
The excretory system of the plerocercoid and the adult worm of Spirometra erinacei were studied using transmission and scanning electron microscopes. Attention was concentrated on flame cells, primary excretory ducts, secondary excretory ducts and collecting excretory canals. Special attention was paid to the basic structure of the duct wall with reference to functional morphology. The duct wall was composed of a superficial cytoplasmic layer and a fibrous basal membrane. Bleb-like protrusions were particularly conspicuous in the plerocercoid and in the neck of adult worm, while particles on the duct wall were observed mostly in the mature proglottid of the adult worm. The significance of these structures are discussed herein. Considering all the characteristics of the fine structure we suggest that the superficial layer of the duct wall is simultaneously functional in the exocytosis-endocytosis cycle and the apocrine secretion.
Subject
cestode
excretory canal
SEM
Journal Title
Shimane journal of medical science
Volume
2
Issue
1
Start Page
1
End Page
14
ISSN
03865959
ISSN(Online)
24332410
Published Date
1978-09-01
NCID
AA00841586
Publisher Aalternative
Shimane Medical University
NII Type
Departmental Bulletin Paper
Format
PDF
Text Version
出版社版
OAI-PMH Set
Faculty of Medicine
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