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Ultrastructural Features of the Digestive System of the Helminth Heterakis Dispar Schrank, 1790 (Nematoda: Heterakidae)

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Veterinary Parasitology & Microbiology

Abstract

The ultrastructural features of the digestive organs (stomodeum, intestine, and proctodeum) of the nematode Heterakis dispar (Schrank, 1790), beloning to the Heterakidae, which is a widespread parasite of domestic waterfowl in Azerbaijan, were studied using light and electron microscopic methods and compared with the structure of other species of the same family. The wall of the buccal cavity and pharynx are covered by cuticle, which developed from epithelial cells. Esophagus consists of three regions: procorpus, metacorpus and basal part. The wall of the lumen consists of a basement membrane, muscle cells, and a cuticle. The same cuticle is divided into cortical, homogeneous and basal layers. Between the cuticle and muscle cells at the peaks of the lumen of the esophagus, additional structures wich has not been found so far could be observed in this nematodes. The wall of the terminal bulb consists of muscle cells, glandular cells, processes of nerve cells, and the lumen is covered with a cuticle. The intestine is formed from a thick basement membrane, a single-layered epithelium with microvilli. Five zones are found in epithelial cells: basal, reticular, plasma, fibrillar and microvilli. Microvillas are located in the apical part of the epithelial cell. Unlike other nematodes family, in addition to desmosomes that connect epithelial cells, membranes also contain smooth septate junctions. The  posterior section of the intestine of helminth ends in females with an anus, and in males with a cloaca. 

DOI

10.21608/ejvs.2023.190689.1437

Keywords

Heterakis dispar, Digestive organs, Ultrastructure, Transmission electron microscope

Authors

First Name

Fuad

Last Name

Rzayev

MiddleName

H.

Affiliation

Laboratory of Parasitology, Institute of Zoology, Ministry of Science and Education, Baku, Azerbaijan

Email

fuad.zi@mail.ru

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0000-0002-8128-1101

Volume

54

Article Issue

3

Related Issue

39105

Issue Date

2023-05-01

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2023-01-30

Publish Date

2023-05-01

Page Start

503

Page End

514

Print ISSN

1110-0222

Online ISSN

2357-089X

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https://ejvs.journals.ekb.eg/article_293436.html

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293,436

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140

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Egyptian Journal of Veterinary Sciences

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https://ejvs.journals.ekb.eg/

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Ultrastructural Features of the Digestive System of the Helminth Heterakis Dispar Schrank, 1790 (Nematoda: Heterakidae)

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23 Dec 2024