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Cement glands in Acanthocephalus serendibensis Crusz & Mills, 1970 (Acanthocephala: Palaeacanthocephala: Echinorhynchidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

W. R. Breckenridge  and
Shirani Nathanael
W. R. Breckenridge
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Shirani Nathanael
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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Abstract

The cement glands of Acanthocephalus serendibensis have been studied, using some routine histological and histochemical procedures. There are six multinucleate syncytial glands which produce a granular secretion which is a protein-mucosubstance complex, the mucosubstance component being of the neutral type. The secretion granules are seen in the body of the glands as well as in the reservoirs and ducts. The granules presumably coalesce to form the so-called cement which is discharged during copulation and seals off the genital region of the female after copulation and insemination.

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Research Papers
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 57 , Issue 3 , September 1983 , pp. 255 - 258
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1983

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