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Effect of allatectomy, brain-cauterization and juvenoid treatment on the activity of some cellular enzymes of Schizodactylus monstrosus Drury

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2011

Sanjay Mandal ,
Bibhas Ghosh  and
D. K. Choudhuri
Sanjay Mandal
Affiliation:
Entomology Laboratory, Zoology Department, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan-713 104, West Bengal, India
Bibhas Ghosh
Affiliation:
Entomology Laboratory, Zoology Department, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan-713 104, West Bengal, India
D. K. Choudhuri
Affiliation:
Entomology Laboratory, Zoology Department, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan-713 104, West Bengal, India
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Abstract

Changes in the activities of general esterase, L-alanine:2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase (GPT), L-aspartate:2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase (GOT), acid and alkaline phosphatase after allatectomy, brain-cauterization and juvenoid treatment have been studied. It has been shown that allatectomy reduces the GPT, GOT, general esterase and acid phosphatase activity in all tissues from both sexes and alkaline phosphatase activity in all the cases excepting the testis. Treatment with juvenoid in allatectomized insects reverses the effects of allatectomy. Both allatectomy and brain-cauterization cause the drastic decrease of all the enzymes in both sexes. The physiological significance of these findings has been discussed in this paper.

Keywords

Allatectomybrain-cauterizationjuvenoidgeneral esteraseglutamate pyruvate transaminaseglutamate oxaloacetate transaminaseacid phosphatasealkaline phosphatase
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Research Article
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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 3 , Issue 4 , December 1982 , pp. 255 - 261
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Copyright © ICIPE 1982

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