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Review
. 2022 Feb:150:125986.
doi: 10.1016/j.zool.2021.125986. Epub 2021 Dec 15.

Musculature and neurotransmitters of internal organs of trematodes (the digestive, reproductive and excretory systems)

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Musculature and neurotransmitters of internal organs of trematodes (the digestive, reproductive and excretory systems)

Nadezhda Terenina et al. Zoology (Jena). 2022 Feb.

Abstract

The article analyzes the results on the presence and organization of the muscle elements in the visceral organs of parasitic flatworms, trematodes, as well as their innervations. The different regions of the digestive, reproductive and excretory systems of trematodes contain circular, longitudinal and diagonal muscle fibers. The results of immunocytochemical investigations and confocal scanning laser microscopy show the presence of serotonin and FMRFamide-like immunoreactivity in the nervous system elements in various parts of the digestive, reproductive and excretory systems of trematodes. The data suggest that serotonergic and FMRFamide-immunopositive components of parasite's nervous system are involved in the regulation of the muscle activity of the digestive, reproductive and excretory systems. Comparative analysis of the results presented for trematodes from different taxonomic groups indicates that the organization of muscle elements in the visceral organs in trematodes and their innervation by serotonergic and peptidergic components are highly conserved.

Keywords: FMRFamide-related peptides; Flatworms; Musculature; Neurotransmitters; Serotonin.

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