Fig. 4 in Echinococcus multilocularis (Cestoda, Cyclophyllidea, Taeniidae): functional ultrastructure of the penetration glands and nerve cells within the oncosphere

Fig. 4 TEM micrographs of the higher magnification showing exit regions of the Echinococcus multilocularis penetration glands. a Part of the oncosphere showing the exit of the type 2 penetration gland (PG2E). Note the liquefied aspect of their secretory granules (sg2L). b Part of the hexacanth near the exit of the type 1 penetration gland (PG1E). Note the liquefied aspect of their secretory granules (sg1L). c Enlarged detail of the liquefied secretory granules of the type 1 penetration gland (sg1L). HCh heterochromatin islands, HM hook musculature, HRM hook region membrane, N nucleus, OM oncospheral membrane, PG2A arm of the type 2 penetration gland, sg2 secretory granules of the type 2 penetration gland