Cholinergic, serotoninergic and peptidergic components of the nervous system of Haematoloechus medioplexus (trematoda, digenea), characterised by cytochemistry
International Journal for Parasitology(1997)
Abstract
Cholinergic, serotoninergic and peptidergic neuronal pathways have been demonstrated in whole-mount preparations of the frog-lung digenean trematode, Haematoloechus medioplexus, using enzyme cytochemical methodologies and indirect immunocytochemical techniques in conjunction with confocal scanning laser microscopy. All 3 classes of neuroactive substance were found throughout both central and peripheral elements of a well-developed orthogonal nervous system. Peptidergic immunoreactivity was particularly strong, using antisera directed to native flatworm neuropeptides, neuropeptide F, and FMRF amide-related peptides (FaRPs), and there was significant overlap in the staining with that for cholinergic components. The serotominergic system appeared quite separate, with the staining localised to a different set of neurons.
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Key words
Haematoloechus medioplexus,Trematoda,nervous system,cholinesterase,serotonin (5-HT),neuropeptides,immunocytochemistry
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