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Hematological alterations after exposure periods of acephate in freshwater snake headed fish, Channa punctata
P.V.V. Satish, G. Sravani, B. Ajay Babu, K. Sunita
Year : 2018 | Volume: 3 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 302-311
Received on: 01/24/2018
Revised on: 03/05/2018
Accepted on: 03/08/2018
Published on: 07/27/2018
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P.V.V. Satish, G. Sravani, B. Ajay Babu, K. Sunita( 2018).
Hematological alterations after exposure periods of acephate in freshwater snake headed fish, Channa punctata
. International Journal of Zoology and Applied Biosciences, 3( 4), 302-311.
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Abstract
The present study assesses the acute toxicity and behavioral alterations due to Acephate, an organophosphate pesticide on Channa punctata. The sublethal concentration of Acephate is 910 mg/L. In the present study, the alterations in the hematological profiles were investigated in C. punctata after exposure to lethal and sublethal exposures of Acephate. The values of different blood parameters after toxicant exposure and percent changes over control were presented. Toxicants mainly act on circulatory system and show major impact on blood parameters. Hence, our present study revealed the effect of pesticide toxicity on blood parameters. In our studies, we have observed the significant changes in blood parameters after exposed to 1 day lethal, 1 sublethal, 5 day sublethal and 10 day sublethal concentrations of Acephate. In the present study the RBC counts, WBC counts, Hb, and PCV levels were decreased significantly (p <0.05) toxicant exposed fish when compared to control fish. The MCV, MCH and MCHC levels were increased in toxicant exposed fish when compared to control fish. Also the Glucose, TL, AST and ALT levels were increased significantly (p <0.05) after exposure of Acephate but the TP values were decreased significantly.
Keywords
Acephate, Channa punctata, LC50, Hematological parameters.
