Authors : M. V. Lokhande and R. G. Pawale
Page Nos : 137-142
Description :
The present investigation has been undertaken to investigate, the effect of lethal and sublethal concentrations of dimethoate at 96 hoiurs LC50 lethal 9.136 ppmand sub lethal concentration 0.9136 ppm on glycogen content control group were 15.12, 12.72, 55.14 and 14.11 mg/gm/wt of tissues in muscle, gill liver and kidney and in experimental group in lethal and sub lethal concentration were 12.78 & 14.08 mg/gm/wt of tissues in muscles, 9.01 & 10.22 mg/gm/wt of tissues in gill, 42.30 & 48.28 mg/gm/wt of tissues in liver and 11.12 & 12.01 mg/gm/wt of tissues in kidney respectively. The disturbance in the glycogen profile is one of the outstanding biochemical lesions due to the toxicity of dimethoate. In the lethal and sub lethal concentration the glycogen contents are decreased in the all tissues when compare with the control group. This might be due to increase in glycogenolysis and anoxic stress condition caused by toxicant.
