Studies on cytodifferentiation in the neck region of Diphyllobothrium dendriticum Nitzsch, 1824 (Cestoda, Pseudophyllidea).
Cytodifferentiation in the neck region of adult D. dendriticum was studied. The highly basophilic germinative cells were found to differentiate into glycogen-containing parenchyma cells and three types of muscle cells. The cytodi-ferentiation was followed with the aid of 3H-thymidine. The differentiation potential of the germinative cells is discussed.
D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D004170:Diphyllobothrium / Q000166:cytology / Q000254:growth & development*; D024510:Muscle Development