TOXICITY TO MICE FED ON WHEAT FLOUR INFESTED WITH TENEBRIONID BEETLES | ||||
Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research | ||||
Article 11, Volume 75, Issue 4, December 1997, Page 969-986 PDF (5.3 MB) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/ejar.1997.426439 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
IBRAHIM H. EL-KASHLAN1; MADEHA ABDEL-HAMID2; EGLAL HELAL2; MOHAMED A. ABDEL-LATIF2; LAILA EL-SHAZLY3; MERVAT A. HAMZA4 | ||||
1Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Alexandria, Egypt | ||||
2Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University, Egypt | ||||
3Pathology Department, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria, Egypt | ||||
4Pathology Department, faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Feeding mice on infested wheat flour with three tenebroinid insect species, demonstrated strong toxic effect on the animals. Both liver and lungs of mice seem to be more sensitive than spleen. Morphological and histopathological studies made on these organs indicated obvious toxic symptoms probably due to the defensive secretion of benzoquinone compounds, discharged by tenebroinid insects. These compounds might have a carcinogenic effect on certain organs. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Toxicity; mice; wheat flour; infected beetles; morphological; histopathological; symptoms; organs | ||||
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