Journal of Indian Society of Toxicology
  • Year: 2010
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 1

Effect of Lambda Cyhalothrin on Rats: An Acute Toxicity Study

  • Author:
  • MS Mate, RC Ghosh, S Mondal, DB Karmakar
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 25 to 28

Department of Pathology, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur - 491001. C.G..

*(Author for correspondence): Email: vetsamiran@gmail.com; vetsamiran@indiatimes.com

**Chembiotek, TCGLS, Kolkata-91

Abstract

The objective of the study was to evaluate the acute toxicity of lambda cyhalothrin in rat.

Male albino rats were exposed to 80 mg/kg body weight of lambda cyhalothrin by means of gavage.

The toxicological manifestations include myocardial hyalinisation, lysis of reticular framework in spleen, and spermatogonial cell degeneration in testes.

Keywords

Lambda cyhalothrin, Histopathology