A comparative study of the toxicity of lead and its impact on the carbohydrate metabolism and some haematological parameters of cichlid fish,oreochromis niloticus and catfish,clarius gariepinus from saudi arabia |
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Authors: | Ali Sulaiman Al‐Akel Mohd Javed Kamal Shamsi |
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Institution: | Department of Zoology , College of Science, King Saud University , P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia |
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Abstract: | Fresh and healthy specimens of Oreochromis niloticus (mean weight 70.5± 1.23 g and mean length, 12.3± 1.5cm) and Clarias gariepinus (mean weight, 41.8±2.3 g and mean length 13.78 ± 1.2 cm) were exposed to heavy metal lead, ranging in concentration from 10 to 18 mg L‐1 for O. niloticus and 20 to 28 mg L‐1 for C. gariepinus respectively. The 96 h LC50 for both the species was computed as 12.45 mg L‐1 (O. niloticus) and 22.65 mg L‐1 (C. gariepinus). The cichlid fish was exposed to sublethal concentration of lead (2, 4 and 6 mgL‐1) and catfish (4, 8 and 12 mgL‐1). The erythrocytes count, haemoglobin concentration, haematocrit and the value of serum glucose increased significantly (P < 0.01), whereas leucocytes count, serum protein and serum triglyceride after intoxication declined in both the species with the same pattern but in different quantity. After 96 h of time a significant depletion of muscle and liver glycogen was noted, being greater in muscle (16.7% in O. niloticus) and in liver (15.9% in C. gariepinus). The response of fish to lead was dose dependent. |
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Keywords: | Environmental toxicology ecotoxicology heavy metal |
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