HEAVY-METAL CHROMIUM INDUCED ALTERATIONS ON PHOSPHATASES ACTIVITY IN THE INDIAN MAJOR CARP, CATLA-CATLA (HAM)

Authors
VINCENT S KUMAR LCA MANI T AMBROSE T SELVANAYAGAM M
Citation
S. Vincent et al., HEAVY-METAL CHROMIUM INDUCED ALTERATIONS ON PHOSPHATASES ACTIVITY IN THE INDIAN MAJOR CARP, CATLA-CATLA (HAM), Archiv fur Hydrobiologie, 135(2), 1995, pp. 283-287
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Marine & Freshwater Biology",Limnology
Journal title
Archiv fur Hydrobiologie → ACNP
ISSN journal
00039136
Volume
135
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
283 - 287
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-9136(1995)135:2<283:HCIAOP>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
Tissue homogenates of the Indian riverine major carp Catla catla revea led the extent of alkaline phosphatase activity to be higher than that of acid phosphatase activity. Phosphatases activity as a function of sublethal concentrations of chromium evidenced a general decline refle cting injury to lysosome due to stress in the biological system. Dose as well as exposure period dependent statistically significant (p<0.05 ) inhibition in acid phosphatase activity in liver and intestine, and alkaline phosphatase activity in muscle, liver, gill and intestine of Catla catla are advocated as bioindicators of water borne heavy metal chromium stress.