Histopathological effects of Bacillus thuringiensis on the midgut of tobacco hornworm larvae (Manduca sexta): Low doses compared with fasting |
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Authors: | E deLello WK Hanton ST Bishoff DW Misch |
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Institution: | Departmento Morfologia, Instituto Basico de Biologia Médica e Agrícola, Universidade Estadual Paulista “Julio de Mesquita Filho,” Botucatu, SP CEP 18.610, Brazil;Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514, USA |
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Abstract: | The cytology and ultrastructure of the midgut cells of Manduca sexta larvae are described for untreated controls, larvae which fed on a spore preparation of Bacillus thuringiensis, and larvae which were fasted for either 24 or 48 hr. New observations on the ultrastructure of midgut cells in Manduca larvae included the finding of specialized Golgi vesicles in anteriormost columnar cells and of regular arrays of expanded rough endoplasmic reticulum in goblet cells of the posterior midgut region. The present observations reveal that the columnar cells of the midgut responded cytologically in the same way to fasting as they did to exposure to the toxic spores of B. thuringiensis. The goblet cells, however, appeared unaffected by fasting but became swollen in response to feeding of B. thuringiensis spore preparation. |
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Keywords: | larvae midgut ultrastructure fasting |
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