Effects of fenthion on the blood and tissue chemistry of a teleost fish (Heteropneustes fossilis).
Exposure of a freshwater teleost, Heteropneustes fossilis, to a concentration of 14 . 625 mg per 1 (0.9 of 96 h LC50) fenthion induced muscle and hepatic glycogenolysis with concomitant hyperglycaemia at 2, 6, 12 and 48 h after treatment. The pesticide evoked an initial fall (at 2 and 6 h) and later a rise (at 48 and 96 h) in blood chloride concentration. The treatment also caused anaemia with simultaneous increase in ESR and hypo-coagulability of whole-blood. The results are compared with organophosphate poisoning in this and in other fish species.
D000818:Animals; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D005284:Fenthion / Q000633:toxicity*; D005399:Fishes / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism; D006003:Glycogen / Q000378:metabolism; D008112:Liver Glycogen / Q000378:metabolism; D009132:Muscles / Q000378:metabolism; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000633:toxicity
D001786:Blood Glucose; D008112:Liver Glycogen; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D006003:Glycogen; D005284:Fenthion