Morphological study of the effect of the cytoskeletal disruptingagent carbendazim on the oviduct of the japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica)
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Date
2012
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University of Pretoria
Abstract
Carbendazim (methyl-2-benzimidazole carbamate), a derivative of N-substituted
esters of carbamic acid, is widely used as a fungicide on field crops. Carbendazim is
of major concern to human and animal health due to the presence of its metabolites
and residues in the environment.
Several studies have shown the effect of
carbendazim on the reproductive systems of male mammals and birds. Relatively
little is known of the effect of carbendazim on the female reproductive tract.
Therefore, this study was undertaken to establish the effect of carbendazim on the
morphological, histochemical and immunohistochemical features of selected regions
of the oviduct in the Japanese quail. The functional implication for each region was
also considered.
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Cytoskeletal, Gagent carbendazim, Japanese quail, Morphological study