Folia Parasitologica 49[3] 221-226 (2002) | DOI: 10.14411/fp.2002.040

Some specific and non-specific phosphatases of the sporocyst of Fasciola hepatica. II. Enzymes associated with the membrane transport

Mirosława Humiczewska
Department of Human Ecology, University of Szczecin, al. Piastów 40 B, 71-065 Szczecin, Poland

Using histochemical and cytophotometric methods, enzymes responsible for the membrane transport (alkaline phosphatase, adenosine triphosphatase, and 5-nucleotidase) in the developing sporocyst of Fasciola hepatica (L., 1758) were studied. The most active metabolism occurred in the germ balls of sporocysts on the 8th and 15th days of development, which is associated with intensive proliferation and subsequently differentiation of embryos within the germ balls.

Keywords: Fasciola hepatica, sporocyst, phosphatases, histochemical and cytophotometric methods

Received: April 17, 1998; Accepted: February 8, 2002; Published: September 1, 2002  Show citation

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Humiczewska, M. (2002). Some specific and non-specific phosphatases of the sporocyst of Fasciola hepatica. II. Enzymes associated with the membrane transport. Folia Parasitologica, 49(3), 221-226. doi: 10.14411/fp.2002.040
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