Acute toxicity of acephate and its effects on biochemical parameters in buffalo calves
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Rajiv Singh
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H S Sandhu
Abstract
Single oral administration of acephate @ 400 and 800 mg/kg body weight produced mild to severe toxic symptoms of anticholinesterase poisoning with 0 and 100% lethality in buffalo calves respectively. Acephate at both the-doses produced significant inhibition of erythrocyte cholinesterase (50.6-69.9%) and plasma carboxylesterase (29.3-44.7%) and marked elevation in plasma levels of acid phosphatase and alkaline phosphatase in buffalo calves. The study shows that acephate is moderately toxic to buffalo species.
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