title: Effect of dichlorvos on haemocyte morphology in the male and female P. pictus.
abstract: The effect of dichlorvos on the blood cells of P. pictus males and females was studied. The insecticide produced numerous changes in the haemocytes, such as changes in shape and size, displacement of the nucleus, bulging of the cytoplasm, formation of pseudopodia, vacuolation, shrinkage of the nucleus and karyorrhexis. The effect on all the types of haemocytes was not the same, however, some types being more susceptible than others and some not susceptible at all. The effect of the insecticide on the haemocytes was of only short duration and was followed by a return to normal.
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Shukla
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Bahadur
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001773:Blood Cells; D003532:Cyprinodontiformes / Q000378:metabolism*; D004006:Dichlorvos / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006434:Hemocytes / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D011036:Poecilia / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004006:Dichlorvos