Studies on Toxicological Effect of the Herbicide Paraquat Dichloride on the Air Breathing Singhi Catfish, Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch)

2020 ◽  
Vol 73 (4) ◽  
pp. 406-417
Author(s):  
Pritimoni Das ◽  
Manas Das ◽  
Anuradha Kalita ◽  
Priyambada Chutia
Keyword(s):  
Heteropneustes Fossilis ◽  
Air Breathing ◽  
Toxicological Effect

Role of Free Amino Acids in Renal Tissue of Air-Breathing Catfish, Heteropneustes Fossilis Under-Desiccation Stress (Mud Dwelling)

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-74
Author(s):  
Gitalee Bhuyan ◽  
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Nirmalendu Saha ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Free Amino ◽  
Fold Increase ◽  
Renal Tissue ◽  
Ammonia Toxicity ◽  
Desiccation Stress ◽  
Heteropneustes Fossilis ◽  
Eastern India ◽  
Air Breathing ◽  
North Eastern

The Indian air-breathing catfish, Heteropneustes fossilis faces various environmental constraints throughout the year leading to the problem of accumulation of toxic ammonia. Water restricted mud dwelling condition is a common environmental stress (desiccation stress) for catfishes in North Eastern India during winter. The fish is able to survive inside moist peat for months. In the present study the air breathing singhi catfish H. fossilis was kept inside mud peat for 30 days mimicking their normal habitat in winter and the changing pattern of free amino acid (FAAs) content was investigated in renal tissue. Under desiccation, a significant accumulation of ammonia and FAA, mainly glutamine, alanine, glycine, glutamate and serine have been observed in the renal tissue with approximately 2.56 and 1.56 fold increase. Thus, it appears that the Indian air-breathing catfish handle the ammonia toxicity by conversion of ammonia to some non-essential FAAs.

Effects of Euphorbia tirucalli latex on blood calcium and phosphate of the freshwater air-breathing catfish Heteropneustes fossilis

2010 ◽  
Vol 93 (3) ◽  
pp. 585-592 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abhishek Kumar ◽  
ManiRam Prasad ◽  
Diwakar Mishra ◽  
Sunil K. Srivastav ◽  
Ajai K. Srivastav
Keyword(s):  
Heteropneustes Fossilis ◽  
Blood Calcium ◽  
Air Breathing ◽  
Euphorbia Tirucalli
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