title: Effect of Ethanol on Branchial Adenosine Triphosphatases in Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters).
abstract: The aim of this work was to determine the toxicity of ethanol in an aquatic system by means of bioassays with Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters) as a test organism. The study revealed changes in the gill ATPase activities. The results obtained indicated that ethanol brought about a decrease in the body weight, followed by significant inhibition on total ATPase, Na(+)/K(+) ATPase, Ca(2+) ATPase and Mg(2+) ATPase activities. The studies also indicated that these can be employed as suitable biomarkers in ethanol related toxicity studies.
authors: Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology and Biochemistry, School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Fine Arts Avenue, Cochin - 682 016, Kerala, India.
authors: Smitha V
authors: SV
authors: Bhanu
authors: Babu
authors: B
authors: Philip