Histochemical and cytological studies on the resorptive bodies of Poecilocerus pictus Fabr.

Histochemical and cytological study of the resorptive bodies in Poecilocerus pictus has been made at different conditions such as just after laying and 15 days after laying and also during different periods of starvations i.e. 4 days, 8 days, 12 days and 20 days. The lecitholytic cells seems to be responsible for the breakdown of yolk. Resorption of the corpus luteum and oosorptive bodies seems to be a similar process. Yolk gets dissolved and is utilised for resorption.