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HISTOPATHOLOGICAL EFFECT OF CERTAIN HEAVY METALS ON THE MOSQUITO VECTOR CULEX PIPIENS L. (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE)
2011
Al-Azhar Bulletin of Science
In the laboratory, histopathological effects of heavy metals in the form of cadmium chloride, copper sulphate, lead nitrate and mercuric nitrate were tested against the adults resulted from the 2 nd larval instar of C. pipiens treatment with the LC50s (0.11, 5.1, 45.4 and 0.44ppm ) to study their effect on certain histological organs such as ovary, testis and fat body. The histological examinations of ovaries in heavy metals-treated C. pipiens females showed a reduction in the number of
doi:10.21608/absb.2011.7036
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