Lead nitrate induced changes in lipid and cholesterol levels in the freshwater fish Clarias batrachus.
C. batrachus exposed to 5 ppm of lead nitrate for 150 days exhibited marked inhibition of gonadal growth. Brain, testis and ovary showed decreased in cholesterol and lipid levels whereas the liver showed an elevation of both.
D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000378:metabolism*; D005399:Fishes; D007854:Lead / Q000633:toxicity; D007855:Lead Poisoning / Q000378:metabolism / Q000662:veterinary*; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009566:Nitrates / Q000633:toxicity; D010053:Ovary / Q000378:metabolism; D013737:Testis / Q000378:metabolism
D009566:Nitrates; D007854:Lead; C017461:lead nitrate; D002784:Cholesterol