Immunocytochemical Evidence for the Presence of Prolactin in the Plerocercoid of Ligula Intestinalis (Cestoda: Pseudophyllidea)

Immunoreactivity to prolactin in the nervous system of the plerocercoid of Ligula intestinalis was demonstrated by immunocytochemical method. Numerous PRL immunoreactive perikarya with long varicose fibres were observed in the peripheral nervous system in the worm, mainly in the transversal muscle l...

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Published inOkajimas Folia Anatomica Japonica Vol. 72; no. 5; pp. 277 - 283
Main Authors LIU, Bo, WAKURI, Hidekazu, MUTOH, Ken-ichiro
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan Editorial Board of Okajimas Folia Anatomica Japonica 1995
Subjects
Animals
Cestoda - metabolism
Cestode
Immunocytochemistry
Immunohistochemistry
Nervous system
Nervous System - metabolism
Plerocercoid
Prolactin
Prolactin - metabolism
Sparganum - metabolism
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Summary:Immunoreactivity to prolactin in the nervous system of the plerocercoid of Ligula intestinalis was demonstrated by immunocytochemical method. Numerous PRL immunoreactive perikarya with long varicose fibres were observed in the peripheral nervous system in the worm, mainly in the transversal muscle layer and medullary parenchyma of the midbody. A few fibres were found in the main nerve cords of the central nervous system. PRL positive neurons sent their processes to associate with the main nerve cords. The immunostaining terminals appeared in the subtegument region in the lateral border of the plerocercoid. The result indicates that PRL immunoreactivity is well-developed in the plerocercoid of the cestode. The significance of the localization of prolactin in the worm is discussed.
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ISSN:0030-154X
1881-1736
DOI:10.2535/ofaj1936.72.5_277