The neural commissural rings of the adult male Schistosoma mansoni

J Helminthol. 1987 Jun;61(2):169-72. doi: 10.1017/s0022149x00009949.

Abstract

Adult males of Schistosoma mansoni were preincubated in 5-hydroxytryptamine (5HT) and processed through the glyoxylic acid fluorescence technique to visualize 5HT-containing neural elements. 5HT fluorescence 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 length of the worms.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Male
  • Microscopy, Fluorescence
  • Nervous System / analysis
  • Nervous System / anatomy & histology
  • Schistosoma mansoni / analysis
  • Schistosoma mansoni / anatomy & histology*
  • Serotonin / analysis

Substances

  • Serotonin