Catfish blood chemistry under environmental stress.
Blood chemistry of Heteropneustes fossilis exposed to sewage, fertilizers and insecticides showed signs of anemia, dehydration and disturbance in the pituitary-interrenal endocrine axis and the excretory function of gills. Hepatic and renal tissue damage was also indicated.
D000818:Animals; D005399:Fishes / Q000097:blood*; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000097:blood; D014873:Water Pollutants / Q000633:toxicity*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000633:toxicity*
D014873:Water Pollutants; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical