›› 2013, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (1): 16-16-17.

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Preparation of Paraffin Section of Oncomelania hupensis  Cerebral Ganglions

TAN Ping*,ZHANG Jie,LI Qing   

  1. Department of Parasitology,Medical College of Wuhan University of Science and Technology,Wuhan 430065,China
  • Online:2013-02-28 Published:2013-04-23

Abstract: Following the method used in other mollusks, the specimen of the Oncomelania hupensis cerebral ganglions was fixed, dehydrated, transparentized, embedded in paraffin, sectioned, and stained with haematoxylin?鄄eosin. The histological structure of the snail cerebral ganglions was clear in the permanent specimen under the microscope.

Key words: Oncomelania hupensis, Cerebral ganglion, Paraffin section