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Hymenolepis nana: the fine structure of the adult nervous system

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

I. Fairweather  and
L. T. Threadgold
I. Fairweather
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, The Queen's University, Belfast BT7 1NN
L. T. Threadgold
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, The Queen's University, Belfast BT7 1NN
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Summary

The fine structure of the nervous system in the scolex and neck region of Hymenolepis nana has been investigated by transmission electron microscopy. A description of the gross neuroanatomy in these regions of the worm is presented. The ganglia, commissures and nerve cords consist of an incomplete cortex of nerve cell bodies, and a core of nerve fibres. A delimiting sheath or capsule is absent. The nerve cell bodies contain a single nucleus with a single nucleolus, mitochondria, many ribosomes, Golgi complexes and vesicles formed within the Golgi cisternae. Numerous sub-surface cisternae are present beneath the outer plasma membrane of the nerve cell body, and the inner surfaces of these cisternae are studded with ribosomes. Some of the cisternae run tangentially into the cytoplasm of the perikaryon, particularly in the vicinity of the Golgi complexes; both sides of these cisternae are studded with ribosomes. From each neuronal perikaryon arise one or more neurites that contain neurotubules, mitochondria, ribosomes and electron-lucent or dense-cored vesicles. Five types of vesicle have been distinguished on the basis of their size and content. The neurites are unmyelinated and form synapses in the neuropile; the synapses possess features typical of those where mechanical strength is of importance. Three types of sensory receptors have been observed in H. nana, two ciliated and one non-ciliated; the latter typically form double or triple nerve endings which terminate within the tegument.

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Parasitology , Volume 86 , Issue 1 , February 1983 , pp. 89 - 103
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1983

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