Biochemical, haematological and morphological variations in juvenileClarias gariepinusexposed to Carbendazim®fungicide
| Autor: | MC Omah, SU Ogbonna, Christopher Didigwu Nwani, Ani Cl, Helen Ogochukwu Nwamba, Njoku Ivoke |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Clarias gariepinus
medicine.medical_specialty Carbamate Hematology Carbendazim medicine.medical_treatment Aquatic animal Aquatic Science Biology biology.organism_classification Fungicide Red blood cell chemistry.chemical_compound medicine.anatomical_structure Animal science chemistry Biochemistry Internal medicine Toxicity medicine Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics |
| Zdroj: | African Journal of Aquatic Science. 40:63-71 |
| ISSN: | 1727-9364 1608-5914 |
| Popis: | The biochemical, haematological and morphological variations in juvenile Clarias gariepinus exposed to Carbendazim® (methyl-2-benzimidazole carbamate; CBZ), a fungicide effective for the control of fungal pathogens in plants, were determined. The 96 h LC50 value of CBZ determined by probit analysis was 4.33 mg l−1. Fish exposed to 0.22 and 0.43 mg l−1 sublethal concentrations of the fungicide showed alterations in behaviour and morphological indices. There were dose- and time-dependent significant decreases in packed cell volume and mean cellular volume compared to the control. A mixed trend was observed in the number of white blood cells, red blood cell counts and haemoglobin, but the mean cellular haemoglobin volume, mean cellular haemoglobin concentration, and counts of monocytes, basophils and eosinophils, were comparable to those of the control. Exposure of the fish to CBZ significantly increased the number of lymphocytes and glucose, alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase concentrat... |
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