Biological significance of [14C]phenol accumulation in different organs of a murrel, Channa punctatus, and the common carp, Cyprinus carpio.
Phenol, a ubiquitous component of industrial effluents, is a common pollutant of water resources and a serious threat to fish. The present work demonstrates that a significant amount of phenol is retained by various tissues of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio, and the snake-headed murrel, Channa punctatus. The rate of [14C]phenol accumulation was higher carp than in the murrel. It is suggested that retention of phenol in the brain and ovary may seriously affect the reproductive potential of the fish.
Mukherjee
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Department of Zoology, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, India.
Bhattacharya
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Kumar
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Moitra
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J
D000818:Animals; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D002347:Carps / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005399:Fishes / Q000378:metabolism*; D019800:Phenol; D010636:Phenols / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*
D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D010636:Phenols; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D019800:Phenol