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Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture
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Fig. 3

From: Histopathological effects of methomyl and crude extracts of Jatropha curcas against the terrestrial snail, Monacha obstructa (Gastropoda:Hygromiidae)

Fig. 3

Photomicrograph of the digestive gland of Monacha obstructa treated with LC50 extract of ethanolic jatropha stained with Harris haematoxylin and eosin showing: A outer layer covering the digestive tubule was detached (green arrow), moderate destruction of the digestive tubules (ddt) and the apical border detached and formed blebs (black star). B, C Marked increase in the width of most of digestive tubules lumen and decrease of the epithelium height. D Ruptured basement membrane (red star) of some digestive tubules and necrosis of the intertubular connective tissue (nct)

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