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- Title
TOXICITY OF ARSENIC ON ORGANIC RESERVES OF LIVER OF MYSTUS VITTATUS (BLOCH).
- Authors
Prakash, Sadguru; Verma, Ashok Kumar
- Abstract
The effect of heavy metal, arsenic on organic reserve of liver of a cat fish, Mystus vittatus at different sublethal concentration (10%, 20% and 30%) of arsenic trioxide at different time intervals of 10, 20 and 30 days was studied. Authors found a decrease in pyruvic acid, nucleic acid contents and aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase activities and increase in the level of glucose and lactic acid in the arsenic exposed fishes. The effect was more pronounced as the concentration of arsenic and duration of exposure period were increased. Thus, the present study concludes that the metabolism of organic molecules present in the liver of Mystus vittatus is affected during arsenic exposure. Arsenic also reduces the nutritive value of fish.
- Subjects
ARSENIC poisoning; LACTIC acid; ALANINE aminotransferase; PYRUVIC acid; LIVER; NUCLEIC acids
- Publication
Journal of Experimental Zoology India, 2020, Vol 23, Issue 2, p1799
- ISSN
0972-0030
- Publication type
Article