• Animal cells and systems
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• v.3 no.4
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• pp.407-412
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• 1999

The influence of eating habits and food type on the ultrastructural characteristics of the digestive tracts was studied under the scanning and transmission electron microscopes in two crustacean decapods (Hemigrapsus penicillatus De Haan; mud crab, Pinnotheres cyclinus Shen; symbiotic crab). The relative ratio of the length of midgut versus hindgut was 1:1 in the mud crab, but 4:1 in the symbiotic crab. Observation through the scanning electron microscope revealed that the midguts of both species have densely-arranged longitudinal mucosal folds with a smooth surface. In the hindgut of the mud crab, mucosal folds were longitudinally oriented, clusters of two to five spines were observed on the cuticular surface, and the length of the spine in the distal hindgut was longer than that in the proximal portion. In the symbiotic crab, the mucosal folds were irregulary arranged, and numerous rudimentary spinal structures were noted on the cuticular surface. Through observation of a transmission electron microscope, the epithelial cells of the midgut in both species had numerous microvilli, but the length of the microvilli was slightly longer in the mud crab than in the symbiotic crab. The central layer of the basement membrane and the muscular layer of the midgut were more developed in the mud crab than in the symbiotic crab. The thickness of the cuticular layer over the hindgut surface in the mud crab was about 4 times than that of the symbiotic crab.

• The Korean Journal of Zoology
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• v.36 no.2
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• pp.293-303
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• 1993

쇠오징어(Sepiella maindroni)흠반의 외측 상피조직에서 3종류의 감각세포(A, B 및 D형 감각세포)와, 1종류의 감각상피세포(C형 감각 상피세포) 그리고 2종류의 점액세포(a 및 b형 점액세포)가 각각 관찰되었다. A 및 B형 감각세포는 분포상태가 다를 뿐 형태는 거의 유사한 세포이고 많은 분비액포를 지닌 해면질 형태의 세포로서 전자 밀도가 낮은 물질을 분비하는 분비성 감각세포로 확인되었다. 0형 세포는 매우 작은 감각세포로서 세포의 자유면에 긴 융모가 밀생되어있었고, 측면원형질막은 불규칙한 수지상 연접을 이루고 있었다. 이 세포는 전자밀도가 매우 높아서 검게 보였다. C형 감각 상피세포도 세포의 자유면에 긴 미세융모가 밀생되어있는 단층 원주상 세포로서. 이 세포 역시 측면원형질막이 불규칙한 수지상 연접을 이루고 있고. 엽접내에는 많은 소포와 약간의 사립제가 관찰되었다. 3형 점액세포는 세포질속에 내강이 팽창된 활면소포체를 소지하고 있으며 전자밀도가 높은 구형의 점액과립을 형성하였고, b형 점액세포도 전자밀도가 중등도인 점액질 과립을 소지하고 있었다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• v.34 no.3
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• pp.169-176
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• 1996

A scanning electron microscopic study was performed to observe the surface ultrastructures of the third-stage larvae of Gnathostoma hispidun. The early third-stage larvae (EL3) were collected from the viscera of Chinese loaches by the artificial digestion method . The advanced third-stage larvae (AdL3) were recovered from mice experimentally infected with EL3. Both larval worms were fixed with 2.5% glutaraldehyde, dehydrated in graded alcohol. dryad in critical point dryer, and coated with gold. The specimens were observed with a SEM (DS- l30C). On the head bulb of both larval stage, the mouth had a pair of lateral lips of equal size and of half moon shape. Each lip had a couple of labial papillae and a small amphid located between the two papillae. The hooklets on the head bulb had single-pointed tips and curved posteriorly. The cuticular spines of EL3 were larger and more densely distributed in the anterior area (about 1.8 Mm in length) and gradually decreased in size and number posteriorly. The cuticular spines in the anterior area of AdL3 were sharp-pointed and about 4.5 Mm in length, and those in the middle area were about 1.75 Mm. The velvety cuticular folds and dot-like cuticular spines were distributed in the posterior area. A cervical papilla was located between the 7th and 8th transverse striations. A dome-like body papilla was located at the posterior 1/4 of body. An ellipsoidal excretory pore was located between the 17th and 18th striations. From the above results, it is suggested that the characteristic SEM findings obtained from this study may be helpful on the species identification of larval Gncthostomn.