Studies on histopathological changes in the gill, liver and kidney of Channa punctatus (Bloch) exposed to Alachlor.
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2009-03
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Freshwater fish, Channa punctatus was exposed to sublethal concentration of a chloroacetanilide herbicide alachlor technical
grade and lasso 50% EC for a period of 10 days. The histopathological changes in the gill include: necrosis, vacuolar degeneration, fusion
and atrophy of primary and secondary gill lamellae. The tissue damages like degeneration of cytoplasm in hepatocytes, atrophy, formation
of vacuoles, rupture in blood vessels and disposition of hepatic cords are the histopathological changes observed in the liver. The changes
in the kidney include: necrosis, swelling of renal tubules, cellular hypertrophy and granular cytoplasm.
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Chloroacetanilide herbicide, Alachlor, Lasso 50% EC, Channa punctatus, Gill, Liver, Kidney
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Butchiram M S, Tilak K S, Raju P W. Studies on histopathological changes in the gill, liver and kidney of Channa punctatus (Bloch) exposed to Alachlor. Journal of Environmental Biology. 2009 Mar; 30(2): 303-306.