Cypermethrin toxicity: effect on the carbohydrate metabolism of the Indian catfish, Heteropneustes fossilis.
Toxicity tests revealed that the Indian catfish, Heteropneustes fossilis, is highly sensitive to cypermethrin, a synthetic pyrethroid. The LC50 value decreased with increasing exposure time, revealing a time-dependent action of cypermethrin. Biochemical studies confirmed this, showing that the effects on carbohydrate metabolites also revealed a time-dependent response. The probable reasons for the disturbance in the homeostatic mechanisms of carbohydrate metabolism are discussed.
Ansari
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Department of Zoology, University of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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D000818:Animals; D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism; D002397:Catfishes / Q000378:metabolism*; D006003:Glycogen / Q000378:metabolism; D007306:Insecticides / Q000633:toxicity*; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects; D008112:Liver Glycogen / Q000378:metabolism; D009132:Muscles / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D011722:Pyrethrins / Q000633:toxicity*; D013997:Time Factors
D007306:Insecticides; D008112:Liver Glycogen; D011722:Pyrethrins; C017160:cypermethrin; D006003:Glycogen