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Testosterone as a factor modifying the toxicity of ekatin for the Pharaoh quail (Coturnix coturnix Pharaoh). I.
K Gromysz-Kałkowska1, E Szubartowska, E Kaczanowska
1Department of Animal Physiology, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin, Poland.
Abstract:
1. Testosterone reduces the haemolytic action of Ekatin on the morphotic blood elements by accelerating maturation of erythroblastic cells. 2. Testosterone, by accelerating the metabolism of the pesticide causes a defective defence processes of the organism by decreasing the number of macrophages. 3. Intoxication of androgenised birds with Ekatin leads to a breakdown of the systemic adaptive mechanisms by rapid and early switching on the adrenal cortex in response to the stress caused by poisoning.