Table 2.

Frequency of alterations in the subcellular compartments of neural cells in the forebrain and midbrain of Gallus domesticus E10 embryos exposed to pyriproxyfen.

Forebrain
Midbrain
Cell structureAlterations0.00 mg/l0.01 mg/l10 mg/l0.00 mg/l0.01 mg/l10 mg/l
Cell membranesMembrane dilatation+++++++++
Membrane rupture++++++++++
Cytoplasmic vacuolation+++++++++++
MitochondriaMembrane dilatation+++++++++++
Loss of cristae++++++++++
NucleusPerinuclear space dilatation++++++++++++++
Endoplasmic reticulumCisternae dilatation++++++++++++
Golgi bodiesCisternae dilatation-++++++++
Forebrain
Midbrain
Cell structureAlterations0.00 mg/l0.01 mg/l10 mg/l0.00 mg/l0.01 mg/l10 mg/l
Cell membranesMembrane dilatation+++++++++
Membrane rupture++++++++++
Cytoplasmic vacuolation+++++++++++
MitochondriaMembrane dilatation+++++++++++
Loss of cristae++++++++++
NucleusPerinuclear space dilatation++++++++++++++
Endoplasmic reticulumCisternae dilatation++++++++++++
Golgi bodiesCisternae dilatation-++++++++

Frequency: − (0%), + (1%–25%), ++ (26%–50%), +++ (51%–75%), ++++ (76%–100%); n = 3 brains/12 micrographs per brain vesicle/PPF concentration.

Table 2.

Frequency of alterations in the subcellular compartments of neural cells in the forebrain and midbrain of Gallus domesticus E10 embryos exposed to pyriproxyfen.

Forebrain
Midbrain
Cell structureAlterations0.00 mg/l0.01 mg/l10 mg/l0.00 mg/l0.01 mg/l10 mg/l
Cell membranesMembrane dilatation+++++++++
Membrane rupture++++++++++
Cytoplasmic vacuolation+++++++++++
MitochondriaMembrane dilatation+++++++++++
Loss of cristae++++++++++
NucleusPerinuclear space dilatation++++++++++++++
Endoplasmic reticulumCisternae dilatation++++++++++++
Golgi bodiesCisternae dilatation-++++++++
Forebrain
Midbrain
Cell structureAlterations0.00 mg/l0.01 mg/l10 mg/l0.00 mg/l0.01 mg/l10 mg/l
Cell membranesMembrane dilatation+++++++++
Membrane rupture++++++++++
Cytoplasmic vacuolation+++++++++++
MitochondriaMembrane dilatation+++++++++++
Loss of cristae++++++++++
NucleusPerinuclear space dilatation++++++++++++++
Endoplasmic reticulumCisternae dilatation++++++++++++
Golgi bodiesCisternae dilatation-++++++++

Frequency: − (0%), + (1%–25%), ++ (26%–50%), +++ (51%–75%), ++++ (76%–100%); n = 3 brains/12 micrographs per brain vesicle/PPF concentration.

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