Differences between blood cells of juvenile and adult specimens of the pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis
Differences between blood cells of juvenile and adult specimens of the pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis
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DOI:
10.1007/bf00215142
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发表时间:
1984-09
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
R. Dikkeboom;W. Knaap;E. A. Meuleman;T. Sminia
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作者:
R. Dikkeboom;W. Knaap;E. A. Meuleman;T. Sminia
Blood cells (amoebocytes) of juvenile and adult specimens of the pond snailLymnaea stagnaliswere compared. Juvenile snails contain fewer circulating amoebocytes per μl haemolymph. However, a higher percentage of these cells shows mitotic activity, as determined by incorporation of3H-thymidine in vitro. Relatively more amoebocytes of juvenile snails have the characteristics of less differentiated cells: they are small and round with few inclusions, a high nucleus-to-cytoplasm ratio, and a high pyronin stainability. Enzyme cytochemical studies showed that acid phosphatase (AcP), non-specific esterase (NSE), and alkaline phosphatase (AlP) are present in all amoebocytes of juvenile and adult snails. AcP activity is relatively weak. NSE activity is dispersed throughout the cytoplasm and occasionally found in granules, whereas AlP is clearly localized in granules. Differences between the two age groups were found only for the enzyme peroxidase (PO). In juvenile snails a lower percentage of the cells is positive and the granules that contain the activity are less abundant than in amoebocytes of adults. It is suggested that, due to the above-mentioned characteristics of the amoebocytes, the activity of the internal defence system in juvenileL. stagnalisis on a lower level than that in adult snails. This might be an explanation for the fact that juvenileL. stagnalisare highly susceptible to infection by the schistosomeTrichobilharzia ocellata, whereas adult snails are less susceptible.