Stichosome (from Greek stichos (στίχος) = row; soma (σῶμα) = body) is a multicellular organ that is very prominent in some stages of nematodes and consists of a longitudinal series of glandular unicellular cells (stichocytes) arranged in a row along the oesophagus that form the posterior esophageal glands. It opens into the esophageal lumen and apparently functions as a secretory gland and storage organ.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
References
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- ^ Despommier DD, Müller M. The stichosome and its secretion granules in the mature muscle larva of Trichinella spiralis. Journal of Parasitology, 1976 Oct;62(5):775-85. PMID 978367
- ^ HG Sheffield. Electron microscopy of the bacillary band and stichosome of Trichuris muris and T. vulpis. Journal of Parasitology, 1963
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