Correspondece: Tetsuya OKINO
Tetsuya OKINO
Ryo HATSUSHIKA
Department of Parasitology, Kawasaki Medical School, 577, Matsushima. Kurashiki 701-01. Japan
Abstract
Three-dimensional structure of frontal glands of Spirometra erinaceieuropaei plerocercoid was reconstructed with the Nikon Cosmozon 2SA software program from 33 serial sections stained with paraldehyde-fuchsin. Frontal glands were distributed over central region from an opening portion of frontal pit to medullary parenchyma and lateral region of both nerve cords. Granules of the glands were distributed toward each edge of 4 bothridia. In central lump of frontal glands, a slender gap was found between 50 to 180 micro-meter from frontal pit.
Key words: Spirometra erinaceieuropaei