GILL MELANIZATION AND HEAVY METALS IN FRESHWATER PRAWNS


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Authors

  • H V Ghate Department of Zoology, University of Poona, Pune 411 007

Abstract

Continuous exposure (10-12 days) of freshwater prawn Caridina rajadhari
to 100-200 ppb of cadmium chloride induced gill blackening and other histopathological
changes in the gills. The black pigment associated with the gills
was melanin. Mercury severely affected the giU structure but there was no melanization
of the gills. In Macrobrachium kistnensis there was no melanization of the
gills after exposure to cadmium or mercury, while other histopathological effects
were identical.

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Author Biography

  • H V Ghate, Department of Zoology, University of Poona, Pune 411 007
    Department of Zoology, University of Poona, Pune 411 007

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Vol. 31 No. 3 (1984)

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How to Cite

Ghate, H. V. (2011). GILL MELANIZATION AND HEAVY METALS IN FRESHWATER PRAWNS. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 31(3), 389-392. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/11802