Histological and ultrastructural changes induced by two carbamate molluscicides on the digestive gland of Eobania vermiculata

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1017-1037

  Hamed, Sherifa S ^a   Abdelmeguied, Nabila E ^a   Essaway, Amina E ^a   Radwan, Mohameed A ^b   Hegazy, Amira E ^a  

^a Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

^b Alexandria University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Digestive gland; Eobania vermiculata; Methiocarb; Methomyl

Indexed keywords

CARBAMIC ACID; METHIOCARB; METHOMYL; MOLLUSCACIDE; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; BLOOD CELL; CELL COUNT; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL VACUOLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EOBANIA VERMICULATA; EXOCRINE GLAND; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LETHAL DOSE; MICROVILLUS; NONHUMAN; PEST CONTROL; SNAIL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALIA; EOBANIA VERMICULATA; GASTROPODA; SPHERULES; STYLOMMATOPHORA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 34948832123     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2007.1017.1037     Document Type: Article

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