Table 2.
Morphometric evaluation (expressed as mean ± standard deviation) of organelles in control and mancozeb-exposed groups (0.001–1 µg/mL). Morphometry was performed using one-way ANOVA with Tukey’s HSD post-hoc analysis. Different superscripts indicate a significant difference (p < 0.05).
| Mancozeb | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 0.001 µg/mL | 0.01 µg/mL | 0.1 µg/mL | 1 µg/mL | |
| Mitochondria (50 µm2) | 28 ± 7.131 a | 24.13 ± 5.436 a,b | 23.38 ± 8.684 a,b | 21.13 ± 4.794 a,b | 18.5 ± 5.175 b |
| Multivesicular bodies and dense lamellar bodies (50 µm2) | 7 ± 1.581 | 8.6 ± 1.517 | 7.4 ± 1.517 | 7.2 ± 0.836 | 7.4 ± 1.14 |
| Autophagic vesicles (50 µm2) | 0.6 ± 0.547 | 0.8 ± 0.836 | 1.4 ± 0.547 | 1.6 ± 0.547 | 1.8 ± 0.836 |
| SER (50 µm2) | 3 ± 1 | 2.8 ± 1.789 | 2.4 ± 1.14 | 1.8 ± 0.836 | 0.8 ± 0.836 |
| Cortical granules/10 µm | 3 ±0.707 a | 3.2 ± 0.837 a,b | 1.6 ± 0.894 a,c | 1.6 ± 1.14 a,c | 0.8 ± 0.837 c |
| Microvilli/10 µm | 15.6 ± 2.408 a | 14.4 ± 2.702 a,b | 11 ± 2.345 b | 11.4 ± 1.517 a,b | 6 ± 2.449 c |