Ye Bin, Mehlhorn Heinz
Department of Pathogenic Biology, Chongqing Medical University, 1 Yixueyuan Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 400016, China.
Parasitol Res. 2015 Mar;114(3):1245-6. doi: 10.1007/s00436-015-4332-3. Epub 2015 Feb 3.
The present study shows for the first time long, tiny microchannels starting from the surface of a Echinococcus granulosus hydatid and running through the laminated layer and the pericyst into the healthy tissue. It is, however, not clear, whether these channels are persistent or only formed for a short period and whatever function they fulfill.