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Toxicological Effects of Lambda-Cyhalothrin on Liver, Kidney and Testis of Indian Catfish Clarias batrachus


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1 Department of Bioscience, Barkatullah University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
2 Department of Biotechnology, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India
3 Department of Zoology, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India
     

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Aquatic organisms come in direct contact with the pesticides that sprayed onto the agricultural lands are washed out by the rain water. Fishes are affected by exposure to these pesticides. The present study was conducted to determine the toxicity of lambda cyhalothrin on the kidney, liver & testis and biochemical, hematological, behavioural parameters of Clarias batrachus. Control group fed with normal diet and kept for 15 and 30 days. The treated groups included normal diet along with 1.33 μg L-1 of Lambda-cyhalothrin for 15 days and 30 days. The treatment group exhibited disrupted shoaling behaviour characterized by irregular, erratic, and darting swimming movements and loss of equilibrium. Administration of lambda cyhalothrin also causes damage to the tissues of the testes, kidney and liver. Marked changes in the histo-architecture of these organs were observed. All these results suggest that the lambda cyhalothrin induced changes in C. batrachus directly or indirectly by modulating the physiological functions in the fishes.

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Insecticide, Behavioural Studies, Histopathology, Haematology, Enzymology.
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Authors

Jasdeep Singh
Department of Bioscience, Barkatullah University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Simranjeet Singh
Department of Biotechnology, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India
Shivika Datta
Department of Zoology, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India
Joydeep Dutta
Department of Zoology, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India
Daljeet Singh Dhanjal
Department of Biotechnology, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India
Anchal Saini
Department of Biotechnology, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India
Joginder Singh
Department of Biotechnology, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India

Abstract


Aquatic organisms come in direct contact with the pesticides that sprayed onto the agricultural lands are washed out by the rain water. Fishes are affected by exposure to these pesticides. The present study was conducted to determine the toxicity of lambda cyhalothrin on the kidney, liver & testis and biochemical, hematological, behavioural parameters of Clarias batrachus. Control group fed with normal diet and kept for 15 and 30 days. The treated groups included normal diet along with 1.33 μg L-1 of Lambda-cyhalothrin for 15 days and 30 days. The treatment group exhibited disrupted shoaling behaviour characterized by irregular, erratic, and darting swimming movements and loss of equilibrium. Administration of lambda cyhalothrin also causes damage to the tissues of the testes, kidney and liver. Marked changes in the histo-architecture of these organs were observed. All these results suggest that the lambda cyhalothrin induced changes in C. batrachus directly or indirectly by modulating the physiological functions in the fishes.

Keywords


Insecticide, Behavioural Studies, Histopathology, Haematology, Enzymology.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22506/ti%2F2015%2Fv22%2Fi3%2F137637