title: Effect of phenol on the metabolism and biochemical composition of the freshwater fish Cyprinus carpio.
abstract: The effect of phenol on the fish Cyprinus carpio and the metabolic changes in oxygen consumption and total carbohydrate, total protein and total lipids in the tissues of liver, gills, muscle, brain, and intestine were investigated for sublethal exposure. The oxygen consumption decreased significantly in both toxicants exposed to acute toxicity. Following sublethal exposure to phenol total protein, total carbohydrate, and total lipids in the tissues of liver, gills, muscle, brain and intestine of the fish decreased greatly. The longer the exposure time, the greater was the percentage reduction of organic matter of the fish exposed to sublethal concentration of phenol. Lipid content was not reduced much in exposure when compared with the control.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Sustainable Technologies, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Sannadurgappa
authors.forename: N H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Ravindranath
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Aladakatti
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D002347:Carps / Q000378:metabolism*; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000187:drug effects; D007928:Lethal Dose 50; D050356:Lipid Metabolism / Q000187:drug effects; D009929:Organ Size / Q000187:drug effects; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000187:drug effects; D010636:Phenols / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D010636:Phenols