Arsenic and hexavalent chromium toxicity results from their ability to interact with sulfahydryl groups of proteins and enzymes, and to substitute phosphorus in a variety of biochemical reactions. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT; E.C: 2.6.1.2) and Aspartate amino transferase (AST; EC 2.6.1.1) play a crucial role in transamination reactions and can be used as potential biomarkers to indicate hepat...

Intermuscular bones, ossified from tendons within the myosepta, occur only in teleost fish. Current understanding of the homology and origins of intermuscular bones in fishes is based mainly on morphological data. To date, there is no published data regarding molecular mechanisms of intermuscular bone formation. In this study, we cloned the gene muscle segment homeobox C (MsxC). MsxC potentiall...

An attempt has been made in the present investigation to determine the acute toxicity of hexavalent chromium and its toxicological effects on survival, physiological, hematological and biochemical parameters of the widely consumed Indian major carp, Labeo rohita. Short-term acute toxicity tests were performed adopting renewal bioassay technique (USEPA, 1975) over a period of 96 h, using differe...

This survey was conducted in Al-Kalakla Fishery (KF) and Jabel Awlia Dam Fishery (JADF) in the White Nile River, Khartoum state to identify the selective and non-selective fishing gear. The results showed the selective fishing gear represented by gill-nets and seine nets (beach nets) in both fisheries with clear variation in use. In KF, fixed nets were dominant (56%) in fishing and followed by ...

In acute toxicity (96 hr) experiment the fingerlings of freshwater fish Labeo rohita was exposed to tannery, electroplating and textile mill effluents. The LC0 and LC50 concentrations were 15% and 20% for tannery effluents, 3% and 6% for electroplating effluents and 18% and 22% for textile mill effluents respectively. It was found that, electroplating effluent was more toxic than tannery and te...

Laboratory evaluations were made to assess the toxicological and biochemical effect of cypermethrin on fingerlings of common edible freshwater culture carp (Labeo rohita). There was a significant negative (P < 0.05) correlation observed between effective doses of cypermethrin and exposure periods; that is, LC₅₀ values decreased from 0.323 μg/L (6 h) to  > 0.278 μg/L (12 h),  > 0.240 μg/L (18 h)...

Abstract We have evaluated the effects of different fish feeds on body composition, growth, and enzyme activities Labeo rohita (Rohu). In total, 240 fishes between average weights 24.77±2.15g were studied. The treatments applied in a completely randomized design, with 4 60 each. Treatments consisted four [Oryza (T1), AMG (T2), Aqua (T3), Supreme (T4)]. Body growth performance, evaluated. There ...

Kecacingan merupakan salah satu infeksi yang masih menjadi permasalahan di negara berkembang. Infeksi dapat disebabkan oleh kelompok soil transmitted helminth (STH) menyebabkan penurunan penyerapan gizi pada penderita. Kejadian kecacingan diduga beresiko masyarakat sehari-hari beraktifivitas dengan melakukan kontak langsung media tanah satunya pengrajin batu bata. Di Desa Tegal Badeng Kabupaten...