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From: First molecular identification of the zoonotic parasite Anisakis pegreffii(Nematoda: Anisakidae) in a paraffin-embedded granuloma taken from a case of human intestinal anisakiasis in Italy

Figure 1

Transverse sections of the Anisakis larva in the submucosa of the intestinal wall. Polymyarian muscle cells (thin arrows), separated into four quadrants by the chords, showing two wing-like distal lobes (arrow heads). Excretory cells are banana shaped (thick arrows) and situated ventrally to the intestine (H&E staining; original magnification ×100).

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