Authors : Kusarkar S.P. Khabade S.A and Nikalje S.B,
Page Nos : 107-109
Description :
In present investigation the fish Ameiurus melas was exposed to the acute(96hours) toxicity of Atrazine. The LC50 was found to be 120µg/L. The control group was run simultaneously. After 96hrs the fish were dissected and the liver tissue was taken out and processed for routine HE technique. It was found that Atrazine is hepatotoxic to Ameiurus melas.. In the liver of control fish, no pathological alteration and no vacuolation of the hepatic cell was recorded. The liver shows vacuolar degeneration of hepatocytes and disintegration of the sinusoids and ruptured veins are also reported.
