Saad A H, Mohamed S H
J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 1989 Dec;19(2):617-27.
The structure of the uninfected and infected digestive gland of the fresh-water snail, Bulinus truncatus, was studied histologically and histochemically. The digestive gland consists of two types of cells: digestive and secretory cells clearly differentiated from each other. The pathological effects of infection of the snail with cercariae of Schistosoma haematobium have resulted in considerable structural and histochemical alterations in the digestive gland. Generally, the main effects were reflected by increased cellular vacuolation and marked diminution of carbohydrates, proteins and lipids of the gland cells.
对淡水螺截形泡螺未感染和感染血吸虫的消化腺结构进行了组织学和组织化学研究。消化腺由两种类型的细胞组成：消化细胞和分泌细胞，二者明显区分。感染埃及血吸虫尾蚴对螺的病理影响导致消化腺出现了相当大的结构和组织化学改变。一般来说，主要影响表现为细胞空泡化增加以及腺细胞中碳水化合物、蛋白质和脂质显著减少。
