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The neural commissural rings of the adult male Schistosoma mansoni

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

B. Withyachumnarnkul ,
A. Pongsa-Asawapaiboon ,
P. Sobhon  and
E. S. Upatham
B. Withyachumnarnkul
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
A. Pongsa-Asawapaiboon
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
P. Sobhon
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
E. S. Upatham
Affiliation:
Biology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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Abstract

Adult males of Schistosoma mansoni were preincubated in 5-hydroxtryptamine (5HT) and processed through the glyoxylic acid fluorescence technique to visualize 5HT-containing neural elements. 5HT flourescence was seen as a series of cross-sectional rings beginning behind the ventral sucker toward the tail end. The rings were connected by two lateral nerve cords running longitudinally along the whole lenght of the worms.

Keywords

Schistosoma mansoninervous system
Type
Research Papers
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 61 , Issue 2 , June 1987 , pp. 169 - 172
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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