METABOLIC DIFFERENTIATION OF FUNCTIONALLY DIFFERENT MUSCLES OF CLUPEOID FISH, NOTOPTERUS NOTOPTERUS (PALLAS) OF OSMANSAGAR, HYDERABAD
RAVI SHANKAR PISKA *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, PG-COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, SAIFABAD, OSMANIA UNIVERSITY, HYDERABAD-500004, INDIA.
SARALA WAGHRAY *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, PG-COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, SAIFABAD, OSMANIA UNIVERSITY, HYDERABAD-500004, INDIA.
M. RAWINDRA PRASAD *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, PG-COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, SAIFABAD, OSMANIA UNIVERSITY, HYDERABAD-500004, INDIA.
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Abstract
The metabolic differentiation of muscles of heart, bulbus arteriosus, pectoral and caudal regions of clupeoid fish, Notopterus notopterus has been elucidated in relation to moisture, glycogen, protein, lipid and phosphate contents. Heart muscles are characterised by high contents of glycogen and protein, whereas high water content is found in bulbus arteriosus, Lipid value is relatively higher in pectoral muscles. High phosphate values are found in the caudal muscles.