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 mere 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 FMRFamide-related peptides (FaRPs), and there was significant overlap in the staining with that for cholinergic components, The serotoninergic system appeared quite separate, with the staining localised to a different set of neurons. (C) 1997 Australian Society for Parasitology.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 517-525 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | International Journal for Parasitology |
| Volume | 27 |
| Publication status | Published - 1997 |
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Humphries, J. E., Halton, D. W., Johnston, R. N., Maule, A., Johnston, C., & Shaw, C. (1997). Cholinergic, serotoninergic and peptidergic components of the nervous system of Haematoloechus medioplexus (Trematoda, Digenea), characterised by cytochemistry. International Journal for Parasitology, 27, 517-525.