皱纹盘鲍食道的结构与功能-水产学报.PDF

26 1 Vol. 26, No. 1 2002 2 JOURNAL OF FISHERIES OF CHINA Feb. , 2002 文章编号: 1000- 0615( 2002) 01- 0007- 08 崔龙波, 周雪莹, 陆瑶华 ( , 264005) : , , ; ; ; ; , , : ; ; ; ; : S917; Q954. 58 : A The structure and function of the esophagus of disk abalone Haliotis discus hannai CUI Long-bo, ZHOU Xue-ying, LU Yao-hua (Dep artment of Biochemistry, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, China) Abstract: The esophagus of disk abalone, Haliotis discus hannai Ino, was studied with histological and histochemical methods, scanning and transmission electron microscopic observation, and testsfor some enzymatic activity. The esophagus is divided into anterior, mid and posterior partitions. The mid esophagus is again divisible into two structurally and functionally distinct regions, a central food channel and two lateral pouches. The epithelium of the esophagus consists of five types of cells, ciliated columnar cell, mucous cell, granular gland cell, cell w ith microvilli and secretory cell. Ciliated columnar cells participate mainly in transport of food and secretion, and show structural features of absorptive cells. Mucous cells secrete neutral and acid mucopolysaccharide. Granular gland cells contain a large number of secretory granules. Cellsw ith microvilli also show the features of absorptive cells. Secretory cells, the main glandular cells in the lateral pouches, show strong activity of proteinase and non-specific esterase. They may secrete digestive enzymes by the apocrine. The secretory cells may also participate in absorption and intracellular digestion of food. The epithelium of the mid esophagus s