Effects of Pesticides on Total Protein Content of Different Organs of Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Effects of Pesticides on Total Protein Content of Different Organs of Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Muhammad Amin1*, Masarrat Yousuf1 and Naveed Ahmad2
ABSTRACT
In the present study, Oreochromis niloticus was exposed to one fourth of 24 h LC50 of malathion malathion (1.42 ppm), chlorpyrifos (0.125 ppm) and lambda-cyhalothrin ( 0.0039 ppm) for 24 and 48 h and then total protein was estimated in the brain, gills and muscle tissues. Significant (p< 0.005- 0.00) decreased in total protein was noted in response to all the pesticides as compared to control group and a slight increase was also noted during 48 h as compared to 24 h. The level of total protein was decreased for pesticides in order of chlorpyrifos>malathion> lambda-cyhalothrin during the exposure period.
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