Effect of mercury and methyl parathion on the ovaries of Labeo rohita (Ham).
J Environ Biol
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2002 Jan; 23(1): 61-4
Article
in English
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| ID: sea-113263
ABSTRACT
Adult pre-spawning fish Labeo rohita were sublethally (1/5th 96h LC50) exposed to mercuric chloride and metacid-50 (methyl parathion). Accumulation of mercury and methyl parathion was studied and it was found that pre-spawning ovary appears as a potent organ for deposition of both the pollutants. RNA/DNA ratio of the control and treated fish were studied. It was found that the signifcant decrease in RNA/DNA ratio occurs after 9 and 30 days of exposure for mercury and 30 days for methyl parathion. Fluorescence microscopic studies by acridine orange staining method were also performed to show how much it is related to biochemical alterations. In some cases loss of metachromasia is correlated with the fall in RNA/DNA ratio. Some other abnormalities like fall in stage II stage I oocyte ratio and necrosis was also observed.
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Main subject:
Oogenesis
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Ovary
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Female
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DNA
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RNA
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Carps
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Drug Interactions
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Environmental Pollutants
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Insecticides
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Animals
Language:
English
Journal:
J Environ Biol
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
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