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Moniezia expansa: the interproglottidal glands and their Secretions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

A. Gunn  and
A. J. Probert
A. Gunn
Affiliation:
School of Animal Biology, University College of North Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2UW, UK.
A. J. Probert
Affiliation:
School of Animal Biology, University College of North Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2UW, UK.
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Abstract

Acerylcholinesterase (EC 3:1:1:7) and alkaline phoshatase (EC 3:1:3:1) were detected in secretions of Moniezia expansa maintained in vitro. Ultrastructural cytochemical studies demonstrated acetylcholinesterase activity on the surface of the microtriches at the base of the interproglittidal glands and in the gland lumen but not in the distal tegument or the gland cells. Alkaline phoshatase activity was demonstrated in the cytoplasm of the gland cells and especially in their protoplasmic connections with the distal tegument. Activity was also found in the distal tegument and the microtriches. It is suggested that the acetylcholinesterase secreted by M. expansa performs a metabolic role at the worms's surface.

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Research Papers
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 57 , Issue 1 , March 1983 , pp. 51 - 58
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1983

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