EFFECT OF CERTAIN POLLUTANTS ON THE TOTAL PROTEIN OF RED AND WHITE MUSCLES OF AN AIR- BREATHING CATFISH Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch)
KUMAR NILESH *
Department of Zoology, Sido Kanhu Murmu University, Dumka, 814101, Jharkhand, India.
D. BHOWMICK
Department of Zoology, Sido Kanhu Murmu University, Dumka, 814101, Jharkhand, India.
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Abstract
The pesticides and heavy metals have profound effect on the total protein of Red and White muscles of Heteropneutes fossilis. The increase in concentration and exposure period has shown great reduction in the quantity from the control value. The two pesticides: Malathion & γ-BHC and two heavy metal compounds lead nitrate and sodium arsenite were found to be significantly decreasing the total protein of these two tissues. However, the decrease in case of lead nitrate was quite noticeable.
Keywords: Red muscle, white muscle, total protein, malathion, gamma bhc, lead nitrate, sodium arsenite