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The physiology of excystment of the metacercaria of Fasciola hepatica L.

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K. E. Dixon
K. E. Dixon
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Department of Zoology, School of General Studies, The Australian National University, Canberra, A.C.T.
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Excystment of the metacercaria of Fasciola hepatica is an active process and occurs in two stages—activation and emergence. Activation is initiated by high concentrations of carbon dioxide, reducing conditions and a temperature about 39 °C. The reducing conditions increase the rate of action of the other two stimuli. The carbon dioxide stimulus need only be applied for 5 min, but the exposure time to the reducing conditions has to be of the order of 30 min. Changes in the order of application of the stimuli carbon dioxide and redox potential have no effect.

The second phase, emergence, is triggered by bile. Metacercariae were held in an activated condition for 24 h, and when bile was added emergence took place normally.

During excystment the metacercariae exhibit a complex behaviour pattern. After activation there is an initial period of rotatory activity, but after about 20 min a quiescent phase ensues when the metacercariae contract away from the cyst wall at an imperceptible rate. This behaviour occurs in response to stimulus from a high concentration of carbon dioxide and a temperature about 39 °C. When the metacercariae are exposed to bile the second phase of activity is initiated, consisting of antero-posterior thrusting movements directed against the ventral side of the cyst wall. Within about 15 min the juvenile flukes escape through a small circular hole in the ventral surface of the cyst wall which corresponds to the ventral plug region.

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Parasitology , Volume 56 , Issue 3 , August 1966 , pp. 431 - 456
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1966

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