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Çakıcı Ö, Uysal M, Demirözer O, Gösterit A. Effects of thiamethoxam on brain structure of Bombus terrestris (Hymenoptera: Apidae) workers. Chemosphere 2023; 338:139595. [PMID: 37478985 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Revised: 07/02/2023] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/23/2023]
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Neonicotinoids are the most widely used pesticide compared to other major insecticide classes known worldwide and have the fastest growing market share. Many studies showed that neonicotinoid pesticides harm honeybee learning and farming activities, negatively affect colony adaptation and reduce pollination abilities. Bumblebees are heavily preferred species all over the world in order to ensure pollination in plant production. In this study, sublethal effects of the neonicotinoid insecticide thiamethoxam on the brain of Bombus terrestris workers were analyzed. Suspensions (1/1000, 1/100, 1/10) of the maximum recommended dose of thiamethoxam were applied to the workers. 48 h after spraying, morphological effects on the brains of workers were studied. According to area measurements of ICC's of Kenyon cells, there was a significant difference between 1/10 dose and all groups. On the other hand, areas of INC's of Kenyon cells showed a significant difference between the control group and all dose groups. Neuropil disorganization in the calyces increased gradually and differed significantly between the groups and was mostly detected at the highest dose (1/10). Apart from optic lobes, pycnotic nuclei were also observed in the middle region of calyces of mushroom bodies in the high dose group. Also, the width of the lamina, medulla and lobula parts of the optic lobes of each group and the areas of the antennal lobes were measured and significant differences were determined between the groups. The results of the study revealed that sublethal doses of thiamethoxam caused some negative impacts on brain morphology of B. terrestris workers.
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- Özlem Çakıcı
- Ege University, Science Faculty, Biology Department, Zoology Section 35100 Bornova-Izmir, Turkey.
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- Ege University, Science Faculty, Biology Department, Zoology Section 35100 Bornova-Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Isparta Applied Science University, 32260 Isparta, Turkey
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Isparta Applied Science University, 32260 Isparta, Turkey
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Çakıcı Ö, Uysal M, Demirözer O, Gösterit A. Sublethal effects of thiamethoxam on immune system cells in the workers of Bombus terrestris (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:87424-87432. [PMID: 37422564 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-28654-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 07/10/2023]
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Neonicotinoids harm especially bumblebees and other species in agricultural areas all over the world. The toxic effect of thiamethoxam from the neonicotinoid group has been little studied especially on bees. This research aimed to evaluate the effects of thiamethoxam on the immune system cells of Bombus terrestris workers. Different ratios of 1/1000, 1/100 and 1/10 of the recommended maximum application dose of thiamethoxam formed the experimental groups. Ten foraging workers were used for each dose and control groups. Contamination was ensured by spraying the prepared suspensions at different ratios to the bees for 20 s at a pressure of 1 atm. The effects of thiamethoxam on the structures of immune system cells of bumblebees and the amount of these cells were investigated after 48 h of exposure. In general, anomalies such as vacuolization, cell membrane irregularities and cell shape changes were detected in prohemocyte, plasmatocyte, granulocyte, spherulocyte and oenocytoid in each dose group. Hemocyte area measurements in all groups were examined comparatively between groups. In general, granulocyte and plasmatocyte sizes were decreased, while spherulocyte and oenocytoid were increased. It was also determined that there was a significant decrease in the amount of hemocytes in the 1 mm3 hemolymph as dose increased. The results of the study revealed that sublethal doses of thiamethoxam negatively affected hemocytes and their amounts of B. terrestris workers.
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- Özlem Çakıcı
- Science Faculty, Biology Department, Ege University, Zoology Section, 35100, Bornova-Izmir, Turkey.
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- Science Faculty, Biology Department, Ege University, Zoology Section, 35100, Bornova-Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Isparta Applied Science University, 32260, Isparta, Turkey
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Isparta Applied Science University, 32260, Isparta, Turkey
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Erbaş İC, Keleş YE, Erdeniz EH, Yılmaz AT, Yeşil E, Çakıcı Ö, Akça M, Ulu NK, Dinç F, Çiftdoğan DY, Öncel S, Kuyucu N, Tapısız A, Belet N. Evaluation of possible COVID-19 reinfection in children: A multicenter clinical study. Arch Pediatr 2023; 30:187-191. [PMID: 36804354 PMCID: PMC9902289 DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2023.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2022] [Revised: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although it was originally unknown whether there would be cases of reinfection of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as seen with other coronaviruses, cases of reinfection were reported from various regions recently. However, there is little information about reinfection in children. METHODS In this study, we aimed to investigate the incidence and clinical findings of reinfection in pediatric patients who had recovered from COVID-19. We retrospectively evaluated all patients under 18 years of age with COVID-19 infection from a total of eight healthcare facilities in Turkey, between March 2020 and July 2021. Possible reinfection was defined as a record of confirmed COVID-19 infection based on positive reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test results at least 3 months apart. RESULTS A possible reinfection was detected in 11 out of 8840 children, which yielded an incidence of 0.12%. The median duration between two episodes of COVID-19 was 196 (92-483) days. When initial and second episodes were compared, the rates of symptomatic and asymptomatic disease were similar for both, as was the severity of the disease (p = 1.000). Also, there was no significant difference in duration of symptoms (p = 0.498) or in hospitalization rates (p = 1.000). Only one patient died 15 days after PCR positivity, which resulted in a 9.1% mortality rate for cases of reinfection in pediatric patients. CONCLUSION We observed that children with COVID-19 were less likely to be exposed to reinfection when compared with adults. Although the clinical spectrum of reinfection was mostly similar to the first episode, we reported death of a healthy child during the reinfection.
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- İrem Ceren Erbaş
- Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Turkey.
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- Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, On Dokuz Mayıs University, Samsun, Turkey
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- Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease, Eskişehir State Hospital, Eskişehir, Turkey
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- Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease, Mersin State Hospital, Mersin, Turkey
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- Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey
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- Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Division of Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Turkey
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- Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey
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- Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Turkey
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Öncel S, Alvur M, Çakıcı Ö. Turkish Healthcare Workers' Personal and Parental Attitudes to COVID-19 Vaccination From a Role Modeling Perspective. Cureus 2022; 14:e22555. [PMID: 35371785 PMCID: PMC8958126 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.22555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Introduction As in many other countries, healthcare workers (HCWs) have been identified as the priority group for vaccination in Turkey for they are in close contact with not only patients with COVID-19 to whom they provide treatment but also asymptomatic individuals with COVID-19 infection while inoculating COVID-19 vaccines. As a result of this prioritization, they will always be in the limelight and regarded as role models for personal and parental acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines. Methods Turkish healthcare workers (n=1,808) were contacted and invited to fill out an online questionnaire between December 27, 2020, and January 14, 2021, in order to reveal their approaches to COVID-19 vaccines and vaccination. Results Most of the participants had moderate concerns of having severe COVID-19. Anxiety on the adverse effects of COVID-19 vaccines was more prevalent in females and among 36- to 50-year-old healthcare workers and less frequent in physicians, nurses, and midwives and in those with a higher level of knowledge about COVID-19 vaccines. Strict anti-vaccination tendency was higher in professional categories other than physicians, nurses, and midwives. Females, physicians, nurses, midwives, healthcare workers aged 51 and over, healthcare workers having children, married healthcare workers, and healthcare workers who use scientific journals and World Health Organization (WHO) announcements as sources of information were more inclined to accept COVID-19 vaccines. The elimination of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in healthcare workers would be possible if people around them, physicians, and ministers or high officials get vaccinated but will persist in 19% of the healthcare workers. More than half of the healthcare workers thought vaccination against COVID-19 should not be mandatory. The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was the most preferred COVID-19 vaccine (37.3%). The reasons for this preference were the trustworthiness of the country of origin, the manufacturer company, the Turkish origin of its developers, the vaccine’s being the first to receive emergency validation, and its non-Indian, non-Russian, and non-Chinese origin. Parental vaccine refusal and hesitancy were present in 15.6% and 31.9% of the healthcare workers, respectively. The mistrust in COVID-19 vaccines among Turkish healthcare workers was directed toward not only pharmaceutical companies but also health authorities and academicians because of their unconvincing, conflicting, or vague statements and toward certain countries known for their production of low-quality merchandise in the past. Conclusion The parental COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy of 32% of the healthcare workers is unacceptably high for role modeling against anti-vaccine movement and should be diminished by implementing necessary measures as soon as possible.
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- Selim Öncel
- Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Section of Internal Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Izmit, TUR
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- Department of Family Medicine, Section of Internal Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Izmit, TUR
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- Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Section of Internal Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Izmit, TUR
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Gül MU, Çakıcı Ö. Comparison of body wall histologic structure of two medicinal leeches Hirudo sulukii and Hirudo verbana (Hirudinida: Hirudinidae). Cell Tissue Res 2021; 387:75-84. [PMID: 34725716 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-021-03549-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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In this study, it was aimed to determine secretory cell types using histochemical properties of secretory cells and epidermis histology in the body wall of two medicinal leech species, Hirudo verbana and Hirudo sulukii. In addition, areas of epidermis epithelial cells, secretory cell types, and secretion areas of secretory cells stained with histochemical stains were statistically compared in both species. Epidermis is composed of single layer of cylindrical epithelium and secretory cells. The cuticle layer covers the epithelial layer. Some Type 1 cells within and close to the epidermis were determined as pear-shaped secretory cells. Type 2a and Type 2b secretory cells were found in large groups in the inner parts of the body wall, especially around muscles. While Type 1 cells were stained weakly with PAS and AB, Type 2b cells were stained darker than Type 2a cells. Statistical calculations showed that areas of epithelial and secretory cells were generally larger in H. sulukii than in H. verbana. Therefore, H. sulukii was thought to be a more resistant species compared to H. verbana. As secretion areas of secretory cells reacting with PAS and AB stains were generally larger in H. sulukii, it was concluded that mucus composition between the two species has different concentration.
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- Müge Uncu Gül
- Biology Department, Science Faculty, Ege University, Zoology Section, 35100, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey
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- Biology Department, Science Faculty, Ege University, Zoology Section, 35100, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey.
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Çakıcı Ö. Histopathological analysis of carbaryl-induced toxicity in the spleen of Levantine frog, Pelophylax bedriagae (Anura: Ranidae). Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2018; 25:24917-24922. [PMID: 29931639 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-2538-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2017] [Accepted: 06/12/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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This study describes the histopathological effects of carbaryl in the spleen of Levantine frog, Pelophylax bedriage. Due to its primary role in immune system, it is important to research the toxic effects of pesticides, which play an important role in environmental pollution, on spleen. To that end, adult frogs were exposed to carbaryl for 96 h. Experimental groups contained low dose, (0.05 mg/g), medium dose (0.1 mg/g) and high dose (0.2 mg/g). After following exposure to carbaryl, the frogs were euthanised and dissected. In low-dose group, there were no important changes in spleen tissue. In medium-dose group, prominence in haemorrhage just below the capsule and an increase in the melanomacrophage number were determined. In high-dose group, in addition to increases in the melanomacrophages, separations in capsule, haemorrhage below capsule and within splenic tissue, sinusoidal enlargement, congestion in dilated sinusoid, hypertrophic plasma cells and fibrosis were determined as important histological lesions in exposed frogs. This study clearly showed that carbaryl caused important histopathological damages in splenic tissue of Pelophylax bedriagae. In view of these findings, it can be said that this insecticide has the capacity to disrupt spleen' functions.
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- Özlem Çakıcı
- Science Faculty, Biology Department, Zoology Section, Ege University, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey.
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Belen B, Çakıcı Ö, Uzakgider M, Öniz H, Türker M, Atabay B, Malbora B, Karapınar L. Lack of Early Inflammation Signs of Acute Compartment Syndrome in an Immunodeficient Patient. Turk J Haematol 2017; 34:179-180. [PMID: 27095735 PMCID: PMC5440871 DOI: 10.4274/tjh.2015.0255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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- Burcu Belen
- Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, İzmir, Turkey, Phone: +90 532 581 45 51, E-mail:
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Çakıcı Ö. Histopathological study of toxic effects of carbaryl on digestive tract of Bufotes variabilis (Anura: Bufonidae). Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2016; 23:13432-13437. [PMID: 27026545 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-6529-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2015] [Accepted: 03/21/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Due to the negative effects of pesticide usage in environment, i.e., decline in amphibian populations, this study was designed to examine histopathologic changes following carbaryl exposure for 96 h in the digestive tract of variable toad, Bufotes variabilis. After exposure to single doses of carbaryl (low dose 50 μg/g, medium dose 100 μg/g, and high dose: 200 μg/g), the toads were euthanized and dissected and digestive tract samples were quickly removed. Histopathology revealed esophageal vacuolization and necrosis in esophageal cells. Hemorrhage was also observed in the esophagus. In the stomach, necrosis in the glandular epithelium, congested blood vessels, edema among gastric glands, dilated tips of the mucosal epithelial layer, gastric glandular atrophy, and hemorrhage were found. In the intestine, edema within villi, hemorrhage, inflammation, vacuolization, and necrosis in epithelial cells of villi were detected. This study clearly showed that carbaryl caused adverse effects on the digestive tract of B. variabilis in all dose groups.
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- Özlem Çakıcı
- Science Faculty, Biology Department, Zoology Section, Ege University, 35100, Bornova, İzmir, Turkey.
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Çakıcı Ö. Histopathologic changes in liver and kidney tissues induced by carbaryl in Bufotes variabilis (Anura: Bufonidae). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 67:237-43. [DOI: 10.1016/j.etp.2014.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2014] [Revised: 10/20/2014] [Accepted: 12/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Çakıcı Ö. Carbaryl-induced histopathologic alterations on testes of levantine frog, Pelophylax bedriagae (Anura: Ranidae). Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 2013; 91:96-101. [PMID: 23674220 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-013-1010-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2013] [Accepted: 04/30/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The aim of the study was to investigate for the first time histopathologic effects of carbaryl on the testes of adult frog, Pelophylax bedriagae. Frogs were exposed to carbaryl once by oral gavage in concentrations of 0.05, 0.1 and 0.2 mg/g. After 96 h, frogs were euthanized and dissected. Histopathological changes were more prominent in medium- (0.1 mg/g) and high-dose (0.2 mg/g) groups than in the low-dose (0.05 mg/g) group. In the low-dose group, shrinkage of some seminiferous tubules was observed. In the medium-dose group, an enlargement of interstitial spaces and germ cell necrosis were detected. In the high-dose group, prominent tubule deformation was determined. Germ cell necrosis in seminiferous tubules was frequently seen. In addition, congestion, hemorrhage, cellular infiltration and fibrosis were detected. According to these findings, it is clear that carbaryl affects male fertility in P. bedriagae.
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- Özlem Çakıcı
- Zoology Section, Biology Department, Science Faculty, Ege University, Bornova-İzmir 35100, Turkey.
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