Histopathology and Histochemistry of the Insects Treated with Chemosterilants
I. On the observations in active testes of Poceilocerus pictus (Orthoptera: Acrididae) treated with apholate
1969 年 34 巻 3 号 p. 399-404
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1969 年 34 巻 3 号 p. 399-404
The mature male grasshoppers (P. pictus) were injected 0.1 mg/insect of apholate in glass distilled water. Histopathological studies reveal no change after 12 hours treatment in testes. Spermatogonia, spermatocytes and spermatids show pycnotic nuclei, fragmentation of chromatin and vacuolization after 15 days of treatment. 24 and 30 days after treatment only cellular debris of the germ cells remained. The zone of transformation seems to have increased in length in earlier stages of treatment. Connective tissue cells and mature sperms show no histological damage.
