Abstract
Alterations in the liver of rats fed photomirex or mirex for 28 d have been studied by electron microscopy. A dose of 0.05 or 0.5 ppm photomirex produced selective ultrastructural damage to the mitochondria of hepatocytes. The parenchymal cells had a proliferation of smooth-surfaced endoplasmic reticulum (SER) with a concomitant depletion of glycogen, a reduction of rough-surfaced endoplasmic reticulum (RER) profiles, an abnormal accumulation of lipid droplets, and pleomorphic nuclei at the 5 ppm photomirex level. In the animals receiving 50 ppm photomirex there were degenerating foci in the organ. There was an increase of electron-dense bodies in the hepatocytes from the 5 ppm mirex group but these cells, in the animals receiving 50 ppm mirex, had SER proliferation and glycogen depletion. It is concluded that photomirex causes more severe ultrastructural changes in the livers of rats than mirex.
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