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Gland cells and secretions in the miracidium of Fasciola hepatica

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

R. A. Wilson
R. A. Wilson
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of York, Heslington, York
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Summary

The distribution and fine structure of gland cells in the miracidium of Fasciola hepatica is described. There is a large flask-shaped, multinucleate, apical gland lying ventrally in the anterior. On each side of this are pairs of uninucleate accessory gland cells. Both apical gland and accessory gland cells communicate with the tip of the apical papilla. A third group of vesiculated gland cells opens by ducts at the base of the apical papilla. The miracidium is covered with a surface mucous coat and this appears to be directly extruded from the underlying ciliated epithelial cells. The findings are discussed with relevance to attachment to, and penetration of, the snail intermediate host.

Type
Research Article
Information
Parasitology , Volume 63 , Issue 2 , October 1971 , pp. 225 - 231
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1971

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