Changes in the content of glycogen and its metabolites during acute exposure of Anabas testudineus (Bloch) to furadan.

ABSTRACT

Significant differences were observed in glycogen metabolism of Anabas testudineus exposed to an acute lethal (1.56 mg/litre) and a sublethal (0.56 mg/litre) concentration of furadan. At sublethal concentration, the muscle glycogen which was utilized during the early periods of exposure, was replenished in the later period of exposure and at 120 h, the muscle glycogen levels were higher than the control. At higher concentration, the liver glycogen levels showed an increase presumably at the expense of fuel reserves of the muscle.