Histochemical Staining of Acetylcholinesterase in Carnolian Honeybee (Apis mellifera carnica) Brain after Chronic Exposure to Organophosphate Diazinon

• Published in: Journal of Apicultural Science Vol. 64; no. 1; pp. 123 - 130
• Main Author: Glavan, Gordana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pulawy Sciendo 01.06.2020; De Gruyter Poland
• Subjects: Acetylcholinesterase; Antennal lobe; apiculture; Apis mellifera; Apis mellifera carnica; Bees; Brain; calyx; Chronic exposure; Densitometers; densitometry; Diazinon; Fungicides; histochemistry; honey bees; honeybee brain; Inactivation; Insecticides; Learning; literature; Lobes; Medulla oblongata; memory; mushroom bodies; mushroom body; olfactory; Olfactory discrimination learning; Olfactory perception; organophosphate; Organophosphates; Smell; Staining

Organophosphate insecticides are known to inhibit the activity of enzyme acetylcholinesterase. They affect olfactory learning and memory formation in honeybees. These insecticides cause mushroom body inactivation in honeybees, but their influence on other brain regions involved in olfactory percepti...