Gustafsson M K, Fagerholm H P, Halton D W, Hanzelová V, Maule A G, Reuter M, Shaw C
Department of Biology, Abo Akademi University, Finland.
Int J Parasitol. 1995 Jun;25(6):673-82. doi: 10.1016/0020-7519(94)00169-o.
Neuropeptides and serotonin in the cestode, Proteocephalus exiguus: an immunocytochemical study. International Journal for Parasitology 25: 673-682. Neuropeptide F (NPF), RFamide and serotonin (5-HT) immunoreactivities have been detected in the nervous system of P. exiguus procercoids and adults, using an indirect immunocytochemical technique in conjunction with confocal scanning laser microscopy. The peptidergic nervous system of the procercoid is well developed, with two brain ganglia, three pairs of longitudinal nerve cords, transverse ring commissures and nerves in the suckers, all showing NPF-immunostaining. Strong NPF- and RF-immunostaining was observed in the CNS and PNS of the adult worm. The distribution patterns of the two neuropeptides were similar. Immunoreactivity for 5-HT was found only in the CNS.
绦虫微小头槽绦虫中的神经肽与5-羟色胺：一项免疫细胞化学研究。《国际寄生虫学杂志》25: 673 - 682。采用间接免疫细胞化学技术结合共聚焦扫描激光显微镜，在微小头槽绦虫原尾蚴和成虫的神经系统中检测到了神经肽F（NPF）、RF酰胺和5-羟色胺（5-HT）免疫反应性。原尾蚴的肽能神经系统发育良好，有两个脑节、三对纵神经索、横向环连合以及吸盘神经，均显示NPF免疫染色。在成虫的中枢神经系统和外周神经系统中观察到强NPF和RF免疫染色。两种神经肽的分布模式相似。5-HT免疫反应性仅在中枢神经系统中发现。
