Abstract:Ultimobranchial gland in fishes is associated primarily with calcium regulation. The study was aimed to find effect of an organophosphate pesticide dimethoate on serum Ca 2+ and ultimobranchial gland in freshwater catfish Heteropneustes fossilis. Fish were exposed to dimethoate at 2.24 mg/l (75% of 96 h LC 50) for short-term (24, 48, 72 and 96 h), and 25% of 96 h LC 50 (1.00 mg/l) for long-term (6, 12, 24 and 36 d). The blood samples collected at assigned durations from the anaesthetized fish were used to meas… Show more
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