Increased rate of melanization in hemolymph of American cockroaches (Periplaneta americana) and house crickets (Acheta domesticus) intoxicated by insecticides.
Treatment of house crickets and American cockroaches with any one of a variety of insecticides increased the rate of melanization in hemolymph incubated with diphenol substrates.
D000818:Animals; D003058:Cockroaches / Q000378:metabolism*; D006458:Hemolymph / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D007313:Insecta / Q000378:metabolism*; D007306:Insecticides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008543:Melanins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D014442:Monophenol Monooxygenase / Q000378:metabolism
D007306:Insecticides; D008543:Melanins; D014442:Monophenol Monooxygenase