METABOLIC EFFECTS OF THE PYRETHROID ACTION IN THE HONEY BEE
P. MIGULA
DEPT. ANIMAL AND HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY, SILESIAN UNIVERSITY, KATOWICE, BANKOWA 9, POLAND.
J. IIURNY
DEPT. ANIMAL AND HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY, SILESIAN UNIVERSITY, KATOWICE, BANKOWA 9, POLAND.
A. KEDZIORSKI
DEPT. ANIMAL AND HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY, SILESIAN UNIVERSITY, KATOWICE, BANKOWA 9, POLAND.
M. NAKONIECZNY
DEPT. ANIMAL AND HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY, SILESIAN UNIVERSITY, KATOWICE, BANKOWA 9, POLAND.
A. KAFEL
DEPT. ANIMAL AND HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY, SILESIAN UNIVERSITY, KATOWICE, BANKOWA 9, POLAND.
K. BINKOWSKA
DEPT. ANIMAL AND HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY, SILESIAN UNIVERSITY, KATOWICE, BANKOWA 9, POLAND.
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Abstract
Synthetic pyrethroids affect the functioning of the neural system and, by the influence on the cellular second messengers they change vegetative functions of an organism. These experiments were carried out on honey bee workers toxified with various concentrations of deltamethrin : through the digestive tract, and by tarsal or dorsal contact. More detailed study involved assays of enzyme activity (various ATPases, amino-transferases) and the measurements of respiratory metabolism of intact insects, their tissue homogenates and mitochondria isolated from thoracic muscles.