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Histochemical characteristics of the metacercarial cyst wall of Gynaecotyla adunca

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

J. Lee ,
M.A. Medlin  and
S.T. Dunn
J. Lee
Affiliation:
Molecular Pathology Core Laboratory, Department of Pathology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, PO Box 26901, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
M.A. Medlin
Affiliation:
Molecular Pathology Core Laboratory, Department of Pathology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, PO Box 26901, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
S.T. Dunn*
Affiliation:
Molecular Pathology Core Laboratory, Department of Pathology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, PO Box 26901, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
*
* Author for correspondence.
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Abstract

The cyst wall of the metacercaria of Gynaecotyla adunca (Microphallidae: Digenea) was subjected to comprehensive histochemical analysis. At the light microscope level, a uniformly thick, bipartite cyst wall, probably wholly of parasite origin, was evident. Structural modification of the cyst wall to provide an escape aperture was not apparent. The thicker, inner layer was comprised of phospholipid and glyco- and/or mucoproteins, possibly similar in structure to collagen. The outer layer was highly proteinaceous and contained additional amounts of acidic and neutral mucosubstances. The results are discussed in the context of previous observations regarding the excystment requirements of this microphallid species.

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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 69 , Issue 3 , September 1995 , pp. 223 - 228
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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