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Received : 26.03.2015
Revised : 08.04.2015
Accepted : 12.04.2015
1. Introduction
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2.3. Chemical
The physicochemical properties of used chemicals were tabulated in Table - 1.
Properties
Chemical formula
Molecular weight
Physical state at room
temperature
Colour
Vapour pressure at 25C
Flammability
Boiling point
Density at 20/4C
Endosulfan
C9N6Cl6O3Sc
406.93
Crystalline solid
Green to brown
110-6 mm Hg
Non-flammable
106C
1.745 g mL-1
Lindane
C6H6C16
290.83
Crystalline solid
White
9.4 x 10-6 mm Hg
Non-flammable
112.5C
1.85 g mL-1
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150
100
50
0
**
**
10
20
C
*
**
30
A (Control)
*
**
40
**
50
TOTAL LIPID
(mg/g)
TOTAL PROTEIN
(mg/g)
A (Control)
**
25
20
15
10
5
0
**
**
**
* * *** ***
*
10
20
30
40
50
60
60
Exposure
Exposure
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Treatment
Treatment
DAYS
DAYS
Fig - 1: Effect of EEOF on Total protein and Total lipid content of liver in endosulfan and
lindane treated fish Channa striatus.
*Indicates statistically (P < 0.05) significant difference compared to control group at the same sampling
days.
150
100
50
0
A (Control)
**
**
10
20
30
40
Exposure
50
60
SOD
(one unit is as 50%
inhibition of
NBT/ mg protein)
CAT
(moles of H2O2
consumed min/mg
protein)
A (Control)
5
4
3
2
1
0
Treatment
**
**
**
10
20
30
40
Exposure
DAYS
**
10
20
30
40
Exposure
50
60
Treatment
DAYS
60
Treatment
A (Control)
protein)
**
B C
*
** *** *** **
(moles of TBARS/mg
8
6
4
2
0
50
DAYS
LPO
GSH
(g of GSH consumed/
min/mg protein)
A (Control)
3
2
1
0
**
**
**
**
**
10
20
30
40
50
60
Exposure
Treatment
DAYS
Fig - 2: Effect of EEOF administration on hepatic SOD, CAT, GSH and LPO content in fish
Channa striatus exposed to endosulfan and lindane.
*Indicates statistically (P < 0.05) significant difference compared to control group at the same sampling
days.
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