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Histochemical localization of phosphomonoesterases in Avhellina lahorea Woodland, 1927 (Cestoda: Anoplocephalida)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 November 2009

Rashid Farooq  and
H.U. Farooqi
Rashid Farooq
Affiliation:
Agricultural Parasitology Research Laborat, ry Department of Zoology, A.M.U. Aligarh-202 001India
H.U. Farooqi
Affiliation:
Agricultural Parasitology Research Laborat, ry Department of Zoology, A.M.U. Aligarh-202 001India
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Abstract

Non-specific and specific phosphatases have been histochemically localized in the tissues of Avitellina lahorea, an intestinal parasite of sheep and goats. Large quantities of acid phosphatase, alkaline phosphatase and adenosine triphosphatase were observed in almost all organs except the parenchyma where there were moderate amounts of acid phosphatase and no alkaline phosphatase; the reproductive ducts contained moderate amounts of alkaline phosphatase. 5-nucleotidase was observed only in the uterus, egg pouches and eggs and glucose-6-phosphatase activity was restricted to the tegument. The probable functions of these moieties at different sites are discussed.

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Research Article
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 58 , Issue 2 , June 1984 , pp. 169 - 173
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

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