Effect of trypanosomes infection on blood ascorbic acid and serum aldolase levels on the fresh water fishes, Clarias batrachus and Heteropneustus fossilis.
The trypanosomes presence has been found to decrease blood ascorbic acid levels in fishes, Clarias batrachus and Heteropneustus fossilis by 55.7% and 54.70% respectively. The infection also showed significant increase in serum aldolase level of three fishes by 50.19% and 48.06% respectively.
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Department of Zoology, Lucknow University, Lucknow-226 007, India.
Saxena
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D000818:Animals; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000097:blood*; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000469:parasitology*; D005399:Fishes; D005618:Fresh Water; D005634:Fructose-Bisphosphate Aldolase / Q000097:blood*; D014352:Trypanosomiasis / Q000097:blood / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*
D005634:Fructose-Bisphosphate Aldolase; D001205:Ascorbic Acid