A Study on the structure of Clonorchis sinensis, a liver fluke IV. Probable functions of the Laurer's canal.
10.3347/kjp.1983.21.2.209
- Author:
Kye Heon JEONG
1
Author Information
1. Department of Biology, Soonchunhyang University, Onyang, Asan, Chungnam, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
parasitology-helminth-trematoda;
Clonorchis sinensis;
electronmicroscopy;
spermatozoa;
egg
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
1983;21(2):209-218
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
A study on the function of the Laurer's canal of Clonorchis sinensis was conducted with help of the light microscope, the transmission electron microscope, and the scanning electron microscope. Some selected sexual organs concerning with the passages of the spermatozoa and the eggs were obseved in detail. The conclusion of this study is that the Laurer's canal may be the copulatory organ of the female reproductive system as Miyazaki et al. suggested in case of lung flukes.
