Indian Internet Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
  • Year: 2007
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 4

Cypermethrin induced changes in inorganic composition in the freshwater fish, Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton)

  • Author:
  • M. S. Prashanth1,
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Published Online: Dec 1, 2007
  • Page Number: 3 to 8

1PG Department of Studies and Research in Biochemistry, Kuvempu University, Jana Sahyadri, Shankaraghatta-577 451, Karanataka, India

*For correspondence M. S. Prashanth PG Department of Studies and Research in Biochemistry, Kuvempu University, Jana Sahyadri, Shankaraghatta-577 451, Karnataka

Abstract

The variation in Na+, K+ and Ca2+ ions levels in gills, muscle and liver of freshwater fish Cirrhinus mrigala exposed to lethal and sub lethal concentrations of cypermethrin were studied. A decreased trend was observed in all the tissues. But in sub lethal concentration at 21 day there is an improvement tendency was observed in present study.

Keywords

Cypermethrin, Cirrhinus mrigala, Sodium, Calcium and Potassium