Scanning Electron Microscopy Observations of the Cross-Section of a Taenia solium Adult Tapeworm
Por:
Ambrosio, JR, Zepeda-Rodriguez, A, Ferrer, A, Reynoso-Ducoing, O, Fortoul, TI
Publicada:
1 mar 2011
Categoría:
Anatomy
Resumen:
There are no clear morphological evidences of the cytoarchitecture of intestinal adult tapeworms of Taenia solium recovered from infected humans. Parasites could be altered because of the host's immunological response or by the direct action of drugs used for antihelminthic treatment. Experimental taeniosis in immunosuppressed golden hamsters is a useful way for recovering and studying adult parasites. The purpose of this report is to show images, taken at the ultrastructural level by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), of a cross-sectioned strobilar chain from an adult tapeworm. The parasite was recovered from an experimental infection. Images were taken at several magnifications; they show the brush border tegumental surface, the syncytial tegument, the germinal layer, some cell bodies and the protonephridial system ducts: empty or filled with calcareous corpuscles. Ultrastructural images taken using SEM of T. solium adult parasites, recovered from experimental infections, could be a
Filiaciones:
Ambrosio, JR:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Dept Microbiol & Parasitol, Fac Med, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Zepeda-Rodriguez, A:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Dept Biol & Celular Tisular, Fac Med, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Ferrer, A:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Dept Microbiol & Parasitol, Fac Med, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Reynoso-Ducoing, O:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Dept Microbiol & Parasitol, Fac Med, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Fortoul, TI:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Dept Biol & Celular Tisular, Fac Med, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
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