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The role of Mehli’s gland:
Various functions have been suggested by different authours
These includes :
1. Lubrication of the uterus for the passage of eggs.
2. Activation of spermatozoa.
3. Release of shell globules from the vitelline cells.
4. Control or inhibition of parts of quinone tanning process.
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Important note:
The egg shells of Fasciola sp. are derived from globules or granules
contained in the, vitelline cells, These globules contain an
orthodihydroxyphenol and protein.
Student name: George Magdy
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1 The physiologyoftrematodes. ByJ. D. Smyth,D. W. Halton
2 Parasitology. ResearchArticle.Copyright© CambridgeUniversityPress 1947
by WilliamStephensonDepartmentofZoology,TheUniversity,Bristol .